Definition of Powders

1. Noun. (plural of powder) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of powder) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Powders

1. powder [v] - See also: powder

Lexicographical Neighbors of Powders

powderhounds
powderier
powderiness
powdering
powdering tub
powderings
powderise
powderize
powderkeg
powderkegs
powderless
powderlike
powdermill
powdermills
powderpuff
powders (current term)
powdery
powdery mildew
powdike
powdikes
powdre
powdres
powdry
powellite
power
power-broker
power-brokers

Literary usage of Powders

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Dogwood is mainly used for small-arm powders. powders made from di>£wood ... After due incorporation, powders are pressed to a certain extent whilst still ..."

2. Principles of Pharmacy by Henry Vinecome Arny (1917)
"It is even questionable whether powders should be grouped under "internal preparations," for while all official powders are used internally, there are many ..."

3. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Occasionally sporting powders are made by an intermediate process, the grains being thoroughly gelatinised. The powder, wet with solvent, is treated with ..."

4. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1917)
"BAKING powders These are chemicals which serve as substitutes for ... Cream of Tartar powders.—Mixture of acid potassium tartrate and sodium bicarbonate. ..."

5. A Manual of pharmacology and its applications to therapeutics and toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1917)
"BAKING powders These are chemicals which serve as substitutes for ... Cream of Tartar powders.—Mixture of acid potassium tartrate and sodium bicarbonate. ..."

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