black powder

English

Noun

black powder (uncountable)

A simple form of gunpowder, consisting of a mixture of saltpetre, charcoal, and sulfur.

Translations

simple form of gunpowder

Danish: sortkrudt n
Finnish: mustaruuti
German: Schwarzpulver (de) n
Malayalam: കരിമരുന്ന് (ml) (karimarunnŭ)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: svartkrutt n
Russian: ды́мный по́рох m (dýmnyj pórox), чёрный по́рох m (čórnyj pórox)
Welsh: powdr du m

Further reading

gunpowder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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