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ballistite::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | smokeless powder |
| Type of | explosive |
Examples of ballistite
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Alfred Nobel then developed ballistite, by combining nitroglycerin and guncotton.
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Ballistite was adopted by a number of European governments, as a military propellant.
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Alfred Nobel patented ballistite in 1887 whilst he was living in Paris.
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Ballistite and cordite were both manufactured in the forms of cords.
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His inventions included dynamite and ballistite, both of which were used violently during his lifetime.
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Ballistite is a smokeless propellant made from two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine.
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The business later diversified into the production of blasting gelatine, gelignite, ballistite, guncotton, and cordite.
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Abel and Sir James Dewar, who was also on the committee, jointly patented a modified form of ballistite in 1889.
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Nobel also invented ballistite, a precursor to many smokeless military explosives, especially the British smokeless powder cordite.
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This acetone was then used as a solvent which aided in the process of ballistite extrusion into cordite, which was then used in military armaments.
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An off-shoot of this research resulted in Nobel's invention of ballistite, the precursor of many modern smokeless powder explosives and still used as a rocket propellant.
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- Smokeless powder: an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
- Ballistite is a smokeless propellant made from two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine. It was developed and patented by Alfred Nobel in the late 19th century.
