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/ˈbæl.əˌstaɪt/ · noun
A smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine without a solvent, developed in the 1880s and still used, e.g., for artillery rockets like Grad..
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Ballistite means A smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine without a solvent, developed in the 1880s and still used, e.g., for artillery rockets like Grad..
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Use ballistite where its definition matches the intended context.
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