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Nitroglycerine vs Ballistite - What's the difference?

nitroglycerine | ballistite |

As nouns the difference between nitroglycerine and ballistite

is that nitroglycerine is nitroglycerine (the compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate) while ballistite is a smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, developed in the late 19th century.

nitroglycerine

English

(wikipedia nitroglycerine)

Alternative forms

* (l)

Noun

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  • (organic compound) The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highly explosive on concussion or on exposure to sudden heat; it is used in medicine as a vasodilator, and as an explosive in the form of dynamite which is safe to handle.

    • See also

    * cordite

    ballistite

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia ballistite)
  • A smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, developed in the late 19th century.