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    BALLISTITE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellantplay

    Synonyms:

    Ballistite; smokeless powder

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("Ballistite" is a kind of...):

    explosive (a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)

    Meronyms (substance of "Ballistite"):

    pyrocellulose (nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder)

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