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powder burn — a skin burn caused by exploding gunpowder. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * powder burn noun A minor burn caused to skin in proximity to a gunpowder explosion • • • Main Entry: ↑powder … Useful english dictionary
powder burn — scorching from gun powder … English contemporary dictionary
Powder River Basin — The Powder River Basin The Powder River Basin is a geologic region in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, about 120 miles (190 km) east to west and 200 miles (320 km) north to south, known for its coal deposits. The region supplies … Wikipedia
Powder glass beads — The earliest powder glass beads on record were discovered during archaeological excavations at Mapungubwe, in present day Zimbabwe, and dated to 970 1000 CE. In our time, the main area of powder glass bead manufacture is West Africa, most… … Wikipedia
Burn rate (chemistry) — In chemistry, the burn rate is a measure of the linear combustion rate of a compound or substance such as a candle or a propellant. The industry recognized nomenclatures are mm/s or in/s for millimeters per second or inches per second… … Wikipedia
burn powder — v. fire a gun … English contemporary dictionary
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
Flash powder — is a pyrotechnic composition, a mixture of oxidizer and metallic fuel which burns quickly and if confined will produce a loud report. It is widely used in theatrical pyrotechnics and fireworks (namely salutes, eg. cherry bombs, M 80s, and… … 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
Brown powder — Brown powder, often referred as cocoa powder due to its color, is an explosive agent similar to black powder, but with a slower (and therefore gentler) burning rate. This difference is achieved by incorporating fuel ingredients that are in a less … Wikipedia
