ballistite

[bal-uh-stahyt]

noun Chemistry.

a smokeless powder consisting of nitroglycerine and cellulose nitrate chiefly in a 40 to 60 percent ratio: used as a solid fuel for rockets.

Origin:
1890–95; formerly a trademark

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Ballistite is always a great word to know.

So is titanic. Does it mean:

of or containing titanium, especially in the tetravalent state or three valence state

having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule, or noting a carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups

WordNet

ballistite
noun
an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant [syn: smokeless powder]

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