gunpowder
An explosive mixture of saltpetre, charcoal and sulfurAn explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
» Do you know who invented gunpowder?
Weißt du, wer das Schießpulver erfunden hat? — al_ex_an_der
Вы знаете, кто изобрёл порох? — odexed
Ты знаешь, кто изобрел порох? — sharptoothed
Ти знаєш, хто винайшов порох? — deniko
Ви знаєте, хто винайшов порох? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Schießpulver, Schwarzpulver
по́рохpórox, чёрный по́рохčórnyj pórox
по́рохpórox
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
(India, informal, uncountable)Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
Examples
16 sentencesDo you know who invented gunpowder?
Ти знаєш, хто винайшов порох? — deniko
ruВы знаете, кто изобрёл порох? — odexed
deWeißt du, wer das Schießpulver erfunden hat? — al_ex_an_der
They blew up the bridge with gunpowder.
Gunpowder needs to be handled very carefully.
deMit Schießpulver muss man überaus vorsichtig umgehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Who invented gunpowder?
The air smelt thick with gunpowder.
Translations
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Origin
Possibly due to its smell resembling gunpowder during the British Raj.Possibly due to its smell resembling gunpowder during the British Raj.
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Forms
plural: gunpowders| Singular | gunpowder |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks:powder
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.