black powder
noun
: an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur used especially in fireworks and as a propellant in antique firearms compare gunpowder
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That black powder could supply 20 gigawatt hours of cells, enough to power 100,000 to 200,000 EVs, or millions of consumer devices like phones.
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2024
While on the way, Philippi allegedly ordered C-4 and other explosives from the undercover employees, then later purchased black powder to put into pipe bombs.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
Philippi also allegedly wanted to assemble pipe bombs and asked the FBI source to provide him with black powder to make the bombs explode.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Triple Trophy Award celebrates those who take at least one of their deer with black powder and a cloud of gray smoke.
—Arkansas Game and Fish, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2024
While on the way, Philippi allegedly ordered C-4 and other explosives from the undercover employees, then later purchased black powder to put into pipe bombs.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
Philippi also allegedly wanted to assemble pipe bombs and asked the FBI source to provide him with black powder to make the bombs explode.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Triple Trophy Award celebrates those who take at least one of their deer with black powder and a cloud of gray smoke.
—Arkansas Game and Fish, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Black powder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20powder. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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