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Gunpowder
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Gunpowder
Matched in: Term Gunpowder
Explosive
Explosive, means gunpowder, introglycerine, nitroglycol, gun-cotton, di-nitro-toluene, tri-nitro-toluene, picric acid, di-nitro-phenol, tri-nitro-resorcinol (styphnic acid), cyclo-trimethylene-tri-nitramine, penta-erythritol-tetranitrate, tetryl, nitro-guanidine, lead azide, lead
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Explosives
Explosives Act, 1923 (13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 17), regulates the manufacture, keeping, sale, and conveyance of gunpowder and other explosives, and the licensing and management of stores, defining 'explosive' in that Act as meaning: gunpowder,
Powderflask
A flask in which gunpowder is carried having a charging tube at the end
Dangerous goods
In Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (s. 446) 'Dangerous goods', is defined to mean 'acqua fortis, vitriol, naphta, benzine, gunpowder, lucifer matches, nitroglycerine, petroleum, any explosives within the meaning of the Explosives Act, 1875, and any other goods
Anniversary days
death of Charles I., 30th January, the Restoration of Charles II., 29th May, and the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, November 5th, gave rise to 'anniversaries' and special church services, abolished by 22 Vict. c. 2. The
Smokeless powder
A high explosive gunpowder whose explosion produces little if any smoke It is usually based on guncotton
Saltpeter
by the process of nitrification see Nitrification 2 It is a strong oxidizer is the chief constituent of gunpowder and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat and in medicine as a diuretic diaphoretic and
Prove
ascertain by an experiment or by a test or standard to test as to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance to prove the contents of a vessel by a standard measure
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