Speakur

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smokeless powder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
smoke-less pow-der
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An explosive, similar to gunpowder, consisting of nitrocellulose mixed with nitroglycerine or nitroguanidine, which burns with very little smoke.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

smokeless powders (plural)

Phrases

black powder

Frequently Paired Words

ballistite black powder cordite

Synonyms

ballistite

Questions

What does smokeless powder mean?
An explosive, similar to gunpowder, consisting of nitrocellulose mixed with nitroglycerine or nitroguanidine, which burns with very little smoke.

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