Definition
An early form of smokeless gunpowder made from a mixture of nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose.
Etymology
From 'ballistic' (relating to projectiles) + '-ite' (substance suffix). Developed in 1887 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel and named for its ballistic properties.
Kelly Says
Ballistite was revolutionary—it produced less smoke than traditional gunpowder, giving soldiers a huge advantage because enemies couldn't see where shots were coming from.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ballistic
ba-lis-tik
ARالعربية
بالميستيت
bal-mis-tit
BNবাংলা
বল্লিস্টিক
bol-lis-tik
CACatalà
ballístic
ba-lis-tik
CSČeština
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
DADansk
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
DEDeutsch
Ballistite
bah-lis-tee-te
ELΕλληνικά
βαλλιστικός
va-lis-ti-kos
ESEspañol
ballistita
bah-lee-sti-ta
FAفارسی
بالستیک
ba-lis-tik
FISuomi
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
FRFrançais
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
GUGU
બાલિસ્ટિક
ba-lis-tik
HAHA
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
HIहिन्दी
बॉलिस्टाइट
ba-lis-ti-tayt
HUMagyar
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
IDBahasa Indonesia
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
IGIG
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
ITItaliano
ballistita
ba-lis-ti-ta
KKKK
баллистик
ba-lis-tik
KMKM
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
MRMR
बॉलिस्टिक
ba-lis-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
ballistik
ba-lis-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kye-pya-n-t
NLNederlands
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
NONorsk
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
PAPA
બાલિસ્ટિક
ba-lis-tik
PLPolski
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
PTPortuguês
ballistita
bah-lee-sti-ta
RORomână
ballistita
ba-lis-ti-ta
RUРусский
баллистит
ballistyt
SVSvenska
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
SWKiswahili
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
TEతెలుగు
బాల్లిస్టిక్
ba-lis-tik
THไทย
ระเบิด弹道
ra-bet dan-dao
TLTL
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
TRTürkçe
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
UKУкраїнська
балістит
ba-lis-tit
URاردو
بالستیک
ba-lis-tik
VITiếng Việt
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
YOYO
ballistite
ba-lis-tite
ZUZU
ballistite
ba-lis-tite