| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Black powder | Chemical Industry | 1: A mixture of saltpeter (potassium nitrate), sulfur, and charcoal (carbon). Source: European Union. (references) | |
| 2: Intimate mixture of a supporter of combustion and two combustible products. Source: European Union. (references) | |||
| Black Powder | Health | A deflagrating or low explosive compound of an intimate mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and an alkali nitrate (usually potassium or sodium nitrate). See Low Explosives. (references) | |
| Black powder | Mining | A deflagrating or low-explosive granular compound of sulfur, charcoal, and an alkali nitrate, usually potassium or sodium nitrate. Syn: black gunpowder. (references) | |
| Glazing operator, black powder | Occupations | Feeds grain powder, graphite, and other materials into glazing barrels: Dumps specified amounts of graphite, grain powder, and other ingredients into mechanically rotated glazing barrels that smooth out and lubricate powder. Opens barrel door to discharge contents into containers. May time rotation (glazing) period, using watch. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: BLACK POWDER | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Process of corning black powder | 53 | Black powder substitute | 7 | |
| Black Powder War | 9 | Black Powder War | 9 | |
| Black powder substitute | 7 | Process of corning black powder | 53 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
