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| dye |
a liquid used to impart color, as to fabrics, or the substance, usu. a powder, from which the liquid is made. [1/5 definitions] |
| efflorescence |
the chemical change of a substance to a powder, salt crystals, or the like because of exposure to the air. [1/5 definitions] |
| emery |
a powder made from a hard mineral. It is used for grinding and polishing. |
| eosin |
a red crystalline powder, used in staining tissues for microscopic viewing, in coloring gasoline, and in ink manufacturing. |
| flintlock |
a part of an old-fashioned gun no longer in use. This part makes a spark that sets the powder inside on fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| flour |
the fine, ground meal or powder of wheat or other grain. Flour is used to make bread, pasta, and other foods. [1/2 definitions] |
| friable |
easy to crumble, break, or reduce to powder; crumbly, as certain rocks. |
| fuller's earth |
a very absorbent clay used esp. in fulling woolen cloth and also as a filter, dusting powder, catalyst, and the like. |
| fulminate |
one of several unstable explosive compounds, esp. the mercury salt of fulminic acid, used as a detonating powder. [1/4 definitions] |
| garlic |
a part of this plant, or a powder prepared from it, esp. as used for cooking. [1/2 definitions] |
| gold dust |
gold in the form of fine particles or a powder. |
| grate2 |
to rub or scrape against an abradant surface in order to reduce to a powder or shreds. [1/5 definitions] |
| grind |
to crush into very small pieces or a powder. [1/2 definitions] |
| gunpowder |
a black powder that explodes when touched with fire. Gunpowder is used in firing guns. |
| halazone |
a white crystalline chlorine powder, usu. in tablet form, used to purify small amounts of drinking water. |
| hexachlorophene |
a white, nearly odorless powder used in medicine and cosmetics to inhibit or eliminate bacteria. |
| hot chocolate |
a beverage made of hot milk, sugar, and cocoa powder; cocoa. |
| leavening |
an agent such as yeast or baking powder that causes the formation of carbon dioxide gas in batter or dough, causing it to expand and rise. [1/2 definitions] |
| lime1 |
a white powder made of calcium oxide. Lime is used in cement, in making steel and paper, and in making some soils better for growing plants. |
| lithium oxide |
a very alkaline powder used in making glass and ceramics; lithia. |
| litmus |
a powder derived from lichens that turns blue in alkaline solutions and red in acid solutions, used as an indicator. |
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