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Glycolide :: Glycolide (n.) A white amorphous powder, C4H4O, obtained by heating and dehydrating glycolic acid..

Saltpetre :: Saltpetre (n.) Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, KNO3, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see Nitrification, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant..

Pulverize :: Pulverize (v. i.) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone pulverizes easily..

Thionine :: Thionine (n.) An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of certain aromatic diamines, and obtained as a dark crystalline powder; -- called also phenylene violet..

Cudbear :: Cudbear (n.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained..

Glaucous :: Glaucous (a.) Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf..

Calx :: Calx (n.) The substance which remains when a metal or mineral has been subjected to calcination or combustion by heat, and which is, or may be, reduced to a fine powder..

Grind :: Grind (v. t.) To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones..

Morsing Horn :: Morsing horn () A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming..

Granulate :: Granulate (v. t.) To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal..

Lupulin :: Lupulin (n.) The fine yellow resinous powder found upon the strobiles or fruit of hops, and containing this bitter principle..

Powdered :: Powdered (a.) Reduced to a powder; sprinkled with, or as with, powder..

Veratrine :: Veratrine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore (Veratrum) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used externally, as in ointments, in the local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also veratria, and veratrina..

Facing :: Facing (n.) A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, ect., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting..

Powder :: Powder (v. i.) To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily..

Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action..

Farinose :: Farinose (a.) Civered with a sort of white, mealy powder, as the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain insects; mealy..

Explosive :: Explosive (n.) An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine..

Turpeth :: Turpeth (n.) A heavy yellow powder, Hg3O2SO4, which consists of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- called also turpeth mineral..

Cuttle Bone :: Cuttle bone () The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, etc..

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