powder method
— Noun
– English
~ 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
— Noun
– English
~ container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal
powder keg
— Noun
– English
~ a potentially explosive state
powder monkey
— Noun
– English
~ someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)
powder keg
— Noun
– English
~ keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder
powder metallurgy
— Noun
– English
~ the metallurgy of powdered metals; how to produce solid metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and sintering
powder
— Verb
– English
~ apply powder to; "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"
powder
— Verb
– English
~ make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains"
powder blue
— Adjective
– English
~ of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue
powdered mustard
— Noun
– English
~ a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic
powdered
— Adjective
– English
~ consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
powderer
— Noun
– English
~ someone who applies or scatters powder
powderiness
— Noun
– English
~ having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach"
powderise
— Verb
– English
~ make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains"
powderise
— Verb
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~ become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized"
powderize
— Verb
– English
~ make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains"
powderize
— Verb
– English
~ become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized"
powderpuff
— Noun
– English
~ a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin