black powder
noun
: an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur used especially in fireworks and as a propellant in antique firearms compare gunpowder
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The ashes are typically created from the palms used during Palm Sunday mass, where they’re burned and crushed into a fine black powder.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
The explosion ignited a huge store of TNT black powder that was used for the ship's battery guns.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Perhaps the region’s most prominent cosmetic was eyeliner, which was made of a black powder called sormeh and worn by both women and men.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
Police in that case reported finding the explosive devices wrapped in butcher paper and leaking black powder.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
The black powder already powers the five-day battery life of the latest Whoop activity-tracking wearable.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
In traditional hydrometallurgy, a battery’s metals are reduced to a black powder and dissolved in an inorganic acid.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
Some find the black powder system antiquated, while others use it as a cheaper alternative to other hunting methods.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 3 Jan. 2024
It's made from sturdy steel with a black powder coat finish that can lend itself to a number of different backyard aesthetics.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 13 May 2023
Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
The explosion ignited a huge store of TNT black powder that was used for the ship's battery guns.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Perhaps the region’s most prominent cosmetic was eyeliner, which was made of a black powder called sormeh and worn by both women and men.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
Police in that case reported finding the explosive devices wrapped in butcher paper and leaking black powder.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
The black powder already powers the five-day battery life of the latest Whoop activity-tracking wearable.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
In traditional hydrometallurgy, a battery’s metals are reduced to a black powder and dissolved in an inorganic acid.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
Some find the black powder system antiquated, while others use it as a cheaper alternative to other hunting methods.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 3 Jan. 2024
It's made from sturdy steel with a black powder coat finish that can lend itself to a number of different backyard aesthetics.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 13 May 2023
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