Meanings
nounballistite (countable and uncountable, plural ballistites)
plural ballistites
- countableuncountableA smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine without a solvent, developed in the 1880s and still used, e.g., for artillery rockets like Grad.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
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Origin
- Frenchbalistite
- Englishballistite
Attested since 1892, from French balistite or Italian balistite (both 1890).
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French balistite
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German Ballistit
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Italian balistite
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Polish balistyt
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Russian баллистит
- баллистит (ballistit)Translations
Spanish balistita
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APA
ballistite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistite
MLA
“ballistite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballistite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistite.
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