Gunpowder
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- powder
- plural
- Gunpowders
- possessive
- Gunpowder's
- pluralpossessive
- Gunpowders'