Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun smokeless_powder

1 sense of smokeless powder

Sense 1
smokeless powder, Ballistite -- (an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant)
       => explosive -- (a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)