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• blasting powder — noun : black powder usually containing sodium nitrate manufactured in grains or pellets and used especially for blasting soft materials (as in coal mines) called also black blasting powder * * * a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate… …   Useful english dictionary

• blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc. [1865 70] * * * …   Universalium

• black blasting powder — noun see blasting powder …   Useful english dictionary

• powder keg — noun 1. a potentially explosive state • Hypernyms: ↑danger 2. keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder • Hypernyms: ↑keg * * * noun, pl ⋯ kegs [count] 1 : a small container that is used to hold gunpowder 2 : a place or… …   Useful english dictionary

• powder keg — noun Date: 1855 1. a small usually metal cask for holding gunpowder or blasting powder 2. something liable to explode …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• powder keg — 1. a small, metal, barrellike container for gunpowder or blasting powder. 2. a potentially dangerous situation, esp. one involving violent repercussions. [1850 55] * * * …   Universalium

• powder keg — pow′der keg n. 1) a small, metal, barrellike container for gunpowder or blasting powder 2) a potentially dangerous situation …   From formal English to slang

• Powder coating — is a type of dry coating, which is applied as a free flowing, dry powder. The main difference between a conventional liquid paint and a powder coating is that the powder coating does not require a solvent to keep the binder and filler parts in a… …   Wikipedia

• Powder — Pow der, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Powder down — Powder Pow der, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Powder hose — Powder Pow der, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English