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any of various substitutes for ordinary gunpowder that give off little or no smoke, esp. one composed wholly or mostly of guncotton.[1885-90]
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smokeless powder
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Smokeless powder — is the name given to a number of propellants used in firearms and artillery which produce negligible smoke when fired, unlike the older gunpowder (black powder) which they replaced. The basis of the term smokeless is that the combustion products… … Wikipedia
Smokeless powder — Smoke less pow der A high explosive gunpowder whose explosion produces little, if any, smoke. It is usually based on guncotton. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smokeless powder — n. a propellant or explosive that consists mainly of nitrocellulose and makes little or no smoke when it is fired … English World dictionary
smokeless powder — noun an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant • Syn: ↑Ballistite • Hypernyms: ↑explosive • Substance Meronyms: ↑pyrocellulose * * * noun : any of … Useful english dictionary
smokeless powder — bedūmis parakas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Parakas, kurio pagrindinis komponentas nitroceliuliozė. atitikmenys: angl. smokeless powder rus. бездымный порох … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
smokeless powder — noun Date: 1890 any of a class of explosive propellants that produce comparatively little smoke on explosion and consist mostly of gelatinized nitrocellulose … New Collegiate Dictionary
smokeless powder — noun An explosive, similar to gunpowder, consisting of nitrocellulose mixed with nitroglycerine or nitroguanidine; it burns with very little smoke … Wiktionary
smokeless powder — smoke′less pow′der n. mil any of various substitutes for ordinary gunpowder that give off little or no smoke … From formal English to slang
smokeless powder — /smoʊkləs ˈpaʊdə/ (say smohkluhs powduh) noun any of various substitutes for ordinary gunpowder which give off little or no smoke, especially one composed wholly or mostly of guncotton …
powder — n. 1) to put on powder 2) baby; baking; bleaching; curry; dusting; face; garlic; scouring; talcum; tooth powder 3) gunpowder; smokeless powder 4) (misc.) (slang) to take a powder ( to run off unexpectedly ); (colloq.) to keep one s powder dry (… … Combinatory dictionary
