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powder
has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology,chemistry,arms,food
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
Synonyms Used in print (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)Douglass found powder intensity calculations and measurements to agree best for **f . The measured powder density of the **f used here was about **f , approximately one-third that of the crystal density ( **f ) . (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)Many scouring powders now also contain phosphates . (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)In attempting to improve specificity of staining , the fluorescein labeled antisera used in both direct and indirect methods were treated in one of several ways : ( 1 ) They were passed_through Dowex-2-chloride twice and treated with acetone insoluble powders ( Coons , 1958 ) prepared from mouse liver or from healthy sweet_clover stems or crown_gall tissue produced by Agrobacterium_tumefaciens ( E._F._Smith + Townsend ) Conn , on sweet_clover stems . In the first few experiments * * f was passed_through Dowex-2-chloride twice and absorbed twice with 50 - 100 mg sweet_clover tissue powder . |
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[ noun ] (arms) a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
Synonyms Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)We were less than a quarter of a mile from the road , and we could trace its shape from the ribbon of powder smoke and dust that hung over it . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a powder
Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)More_and_more of the colonials were wearing their own hair and not using powder . |
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