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smokeless powder

smokeless powder noun: an explosive, similar to gunpowder, consisting of nitrocellulose mixed with nitroglycerine or nitroguanidine, which burns with very little smoke.

Noun

smokeless powder (countable and uncountable, plural smokeless powders)

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

smokeless powder meaning in Tamil

smokeless powder in Tamil

புகையிலாத் தூள்

Forms of smokeless powder

pluralsmokeless powders

Questions about smokeless powder

What does smokeless powder mean?
Smokeless powder means an explosive, similar to gunpowder, consisting of nitrocellulose mixed with nitroglycerine or nitroguanidine, which burns with very little smoke.
What is smokeless powder in Tamil?
Smokeless powder in Tamil is புகையிலாத் தூள். See Smokeless powder meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is smokeless powder?
Smokeless powder is a noun.
What is the plural of smokeless powder?
The plural of smokeless powder is smokeless powders.

Words near smokeless powder in the dictionary

  1. smokejacks
  2. smokejumper
  3. smokejumpers
  4. smokejumping
  5. smokeless
  6. smokeless powder
  7. smokeless powders
  8. smokeless zone
  9. smokeless zones
  10. smokelessly
  11. smokelessness

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