Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballistite

/ˈbæl.əˌstaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bal-lis-tite
IPA: /ˈbæl.əˌstaɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Attested since 1892, from French balistite or Italian balistite (both 1890).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: balistite

Usage

Inflected Forms

ballistites (plural)

Synonyms

smokeless powder

Questions

How do you pronounce ballistite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæl.əˌstaɪt/.
What does ballistite mean?: 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.
Where does ballistite come from?: It is traced to French.

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