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单词 gunpowder
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gun•pow•der /ˈgʌnˌpaʊdɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Chemistryan explosive mixture, as one made of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, and for blasting.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gun•pow•der  (gun′pou′dər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
  2. Also called gun′powder tea′. a fine variety of green China tea, each leaf of which is rolled into a little ball.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English; see gun1, powder1
gun′pow′der•y, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gunpowder /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/ n
  1. an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulphur (typical proportions are 75:15:10): used in time fuses, blasting, and fireworks
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