smokeless powders

A form of smokeless powder — An explosive, similar to gunpowder, consisting of nitrocellulose mixed with nitroglycerine or nitroguanidine, which burns with very little smoke.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of smokeless powder
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APA

smokeless powders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smokeless%20powders

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“smokeless powders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smokeless%20powders. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smokeless powders,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smokeless%20powders.

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