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noun - a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
Any of various explosive powders used to propel projectiles from guns, especially a black mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.
GUNPOWDER - Gunpowder, also known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixt...
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| As its name suggests, the explosion of this substance propels bullets |
| This mixture of potassium nitrate, sulfur & charcoal was perfected by the Chinese around 1000 A.D. |
| It was an accident with this substance that caused John Smith to go back to England in 1609 |
| Eleuthere Du Pont de Nemours got a lot of bang for his buck when he opened his factory to make this in 1802 |
| Seeking an elixir for immortality, the 9th c. Chinese accidentally invented this using saltpeter, sulfur & charcoal |
| The Chinese did a bang-up job in discovering its formula as 75% saltpeter, 15% charcoal & 10% sulfur |
| In 1775 Congress commissioned Revere to set up a mill to make this product whose main ingredient is saltpeter |
| By the 15th century knights just weren't that important anymore due to the introduction of this from China |
| During China's Sung Dynasty tea was cultivated & this powder was first used militarily |
| Crecy in 1346 is believed to be the first European battle where this substance was used; business was booming |
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| Any of various explosive powders used to propel projectiles from guns, especially a black mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur. |
| an explosive consisting of a powdered mixture of saltpetre, sulphur, and charcoal, now chiefly used for quarry blasting and in fuses and fireworks. |
| a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks |
| An explosive consisting of a powdered mixture of saltpetre, sulphur, and charcoal, now chiefly used for quarry blasting and in fuses and fireworks. |
| A fine green China tea of granular appearance. |
| an explosive mixture of substances in the form of a powder, used for making explosive devices and fireworks |
| a substance in powder form that is used in making explosive devices |
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Gunpowder, also known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). The sulfur and charcoal act as fuels while the saltpeter is an oxidizer. Because of its incendiary properties and the amount of heat and gas volume that it generates, gunpowder has been widely used as a propellant in firearms, artillery, rockets, and fireworks and as a blasting powder in quarrying, mining, and road building. * Gunpowder was invented in 9th-century China and spread throughout most parts of Eurasia by the end of the 13th century. Originally developed by the Taoists for medicinal purposes, gunpowder was first used for warfare about 1000 AD.Gunpowder is classified as a low explosive because of its relatively slow decomposition rate and consequently low brisance. Low explosives deflagrate (i.e., burn) at subsonic speeds, whereas high explosives detonate, producing a supe |