Home › Words › B › ballistiteballistite/ˈbæl.əˌstaɪt/ballistite · noun — A smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine without a solvent, developed in the 1880s and still used, e.g., for artillery rockets like Grad.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).ballistite is pronounced /ˈbæl.əˌstaɪt/.EtymologyAttested since 1892, from French balistite or Italian balistite (both 1890).nounA smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine without a solvent, developed in the 1880s and still used, e.g., for artillery rockets like Grad.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cordite 66% match — A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition. vs ballistite →blastine 59% match — An explosive containing ammonium perchlorate, sodium nitrate, trinitrotoluene, and paraffin wax. vs ballistite →gelignite 53% match — An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp. vs ballistite →ballistospory 52% match — Having or using ballistospores. vs ballistite →guncotton 52% match — nitrocellulose vs ballistite →baratol 52% match — An explosive made from TNT and barium nitrate. vs ballistite →amberite 52% match — A kind of smokeless powder. vs ballistite →grisoutine 51% match — A safety explosive composed of nitroglycerine, nitrocellulose, sodium- and potassium nitrates; now largely replaced by grisoutite vs ballistite →