smokeless powder
11powder — n. 1) to put on powder 2) baby; baking; bleaching; curry; dusting; face; garlic; scouring; talcum; tooth powder 3) gunpowder; smokeless powder 4) (misc.) (slang) to take a powder ( to run off unexpectedly ); (colloq.) to keep one s powder dry (… …
12powder — Synonyms and related words: Ballistite, TNT, abrade, abscond, absquatulate, air pollution, atomize, attritus, balm, balsam, base, beat, besprinkle, bran, bray, bread, break up, brecciate, buck, cellulose nitrate, clown white, coat, cold cream,… …
13powder — (smokeless or black powder) A finely ground or comminuted mass of free particles formed from a solid substance in the dry state; dust. An explosive dry powder, as gunpowder …
14Black powder substitute — A black powder substitute is a replacement for black powder used in muzzleloading and cartridge firearms. Black powder substitutes offer a number of advantages over black powder, primarily including reduced sensitivity, reduced fouling, and… …
15Oriental Powder Company — was a gunpowder manufacturer with mills located on the Presumpscot River in Gorham and Windham, Maine. The company was one of the four largest suppliers to Union forces through the American Civil War. Contents 1 History 2 Oriental Powder Company… …
16Hodgdon Powder Company — The Hodgdon Powder Company was founded in 1952 by Bruce Hodgdon, and is a major manufacturer of smokeless powder for the ammunition industry, as well as for individuals who load their own ammunition by hand. The company s corporate office and… …
17Shimose powder — was a type of gunpowder developed by the Japanese chemist Shimose Masachika (1860 1911). The powder was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1893, and has played an important role in the Japanese victory in the 1905 Russo Japanese War [cite… …
18nitro powder — noun : an explosive powder made from nitrated organic materials (as guncotton, smokeless powder) …
19sporting powder — noun : black powder or smokeless powder for use in sporting ammunition …
20schultze powder — ˈshu̇]ltsə , ˈshü] noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Edward Schultze, 19th century German chemist who invented it : a propellant of the smokeless powder type consisting essentially of nitrated pellets of wood impregnated with… …
