ballistite
English
editEtymology
editAttested since 1892, from French balistite or Italian balistite (both 1890)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editballistite (uncountable)
- 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.