SMOKELESS POWDER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Ballistite; smokeless powder

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("smokeless powder" 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 "smokeless powder"):

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

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