Definition of smokeless powder Smokeless powder

smoke•less pow•der

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What does smokeless powder mean?

Noun
smokeless powder - an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
		Ballistite
		explosive a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

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smokeless powder (Noun)
An explosive, similar to gunpowder, consisting of nitrocellulose mixed with nitroglycerine or nitroguanidine; it burns with very little smoke.