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• Powder — Pow der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Powdered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Powdering}.] [F. poudrer.] 1. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate. [1913 Webster] 2. To sprinkle with powder, or as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• powder — n. & v. n. 1 a substance in the form of fine dry particles. 2 a medicine or cosmetic in this form. 3 = GUNPOWDER. v.tr. 1 a apply powder to (powder one s nose). b sprinkle or decorate with or as with powder. 2 (esp. as powdered adj.) reduce to a… …   Useful english dictionary

• powder — 1. noun /paʊ.də(ɹ)/ a) The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. b) An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting,… …   Wiktionary

• powder — noun 1》 fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance. 2》 a cosmetic in this form applied to a person s face. 3》 dated a medicine in this form. 4》 loose, dry newly fallen snow. 5》 gunpowder. verb… …   English new terms dictionary

• Powder metallurgy — is the process of blending fine powdered materials, pressing them into a desired shape (compacting), and then heating the compressed material in a controlled atmosphere to bond the material (sintering). The powder metallurgy process generally… …   Wikipedia

• powder — [n] fine, loose grains made by crushing a solid crumb, dust, film, grain, grit, meal, particle, pounce, pulverulence, seed, talc; concepts 471,831 Ant. solid powder [v] crush into fine grains; sprinkle fine grains abrade, bray, comminute, cover,… …   New thesaurus

• powder — 1. A dry mass of minute separate particles of any substance. 2. In pharmaceutics, a homogenous dispersion of finely divided, relatively dry, particulate matter consisting of one or more substances; the degree of fineness of a pow′der is related… …   Medical dictionary

• powder — I. verb (powdered; powdering) Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder 2. to reduce or convert to powder 3. to hit very hard intransitive verb 1. to become powder 2. to apply cosme …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• powder — powder1 powderer, n. /pow deuhr/, n. 1. any solid substance reduced to a state of fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc. 2. a preparation in this form, as gunpowder or face powder. 3. Also, powder snow. Skiing. loose,… …   Universalium

• powder — /ˈpaʊdə / (say powduh) noun 1. any solid substance in the state of fine, loose particles, as produced by crushing, grinding, or disintegration; dust. 2. a preparation in this form for some special purpose, as gunpowder, a medicinal powder, a… …  

• powder — I pow•der [[t]ˈpaʊ dər[/t]] n. 1) matter reduced to fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc 2) a preparation in this form, as gunpowder or face powder 3) loose, usu. fresh snow that is not granular, wet, or packed 4) to… …   From formal English to slang