powder method
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~ a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
powder flask
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~ container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal
powder keg
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~ a potentially explosive state
powder monkey
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~ someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)
powder keg
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~ keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder
powder metallurgy
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~ the metallurgy of powdered metals; how to produce solid metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and sintering
powdered ginger
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~ dried ground gingerroot
powdered milk
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~ dehydrated milk
powdered mustard
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~ a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic
powderer
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~ someone who applies or scatters powder
powderiness
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~ having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach"
powderpuff
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~ a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
powdery mildew
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~ any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface
Powell
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~ English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969)
Powell
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~ United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
power
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~ rå kraft, fart el. energi
power loading
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~ the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power
power
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~ possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
power
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~ a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
power couple
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~ a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential