reduced powder

  • 21Reduced iron — Reduce Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22powder — I pow•der [[t]ˈpaʊ dər[/t]] n. 1) matter reduced to fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc 2) a preparation in this form, as gunpowder or face powder 3) loose, usu. fresh snow that is not granular, wet, or packed 4) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23powder — 1. noun /paʊ.də(ɹ)/ a) The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Grind their bones to powder small. b) An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting,… …

    Wiktionary

  • 24reduced iron — noun : finely divided iron prepared by a chemical process (as by heating ferric oxide at a dull red heat in hydrogen) and used as a tonic * * * reduced iron, a fine, gray black powder, obtained especially by the action of hydrogen on ferric oxide …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25Atlas powder — 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

  • 26Baking powder — 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

  • 27Black 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… …

    Wikipedia

  • 28Smokeless 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

  • 29Oriental 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… …

    Wikipedia

  • 30Dry powder inhaler — A Dry powder inhaler (DPI) is a device that delivers medication to the lungs in the form of a dry powder. DPIs are commonly used to treat respiratory diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and COPD although DPIs have also been used in the …

    Wikipedia