black-powder charge

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• black powder — noun : an explosive consisting of black gunpowder now used chiefly as an ignition charge and primer, as a propellant in older guns fired as a hobby, and in pyrotechnics; also : a similar explosive consisting of a mixture of sodium nitrate instead …   Useful english dictionary

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• Smokeless powder — is the name given to a number of propellants used in firearms and artillery which produce negligible smoke when fired, unlike the older gunpowder (black powder) which they replaced. The basis of the term smokeless is that the combustion products… …   Wikipedia

• Lift powder — is simply granulated black powder (also known as gunpowder). It consists of potassium nitrate, sulfur, carbon, and dextrin. Dextrin acts as a water soluble glue to hold the black powder together, so when it dries it will be rock hard. Lift powder …   Wikipedia

• Burst charge — In fireworks, a burst charge is an amount of energetic pyrotechnic mixture placed in a shell which is ignited when the shell reaches the desired height in order to pass fire to and spread the stars. Burst charge compositions are frequently coated …   Wikipedia

• ignition charge — noun : a small charge usually of black powder used to facilitate the ignition of the main charge …   Useful english dictionary

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