powder : Idioms & Phrases

• a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; also called James's powder.

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• noun a powdered form of aspirin
  aspirin powder.
  

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• a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power.

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• etc. See under Atlas, Baking, etc.

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• noun powder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing
  

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• noun any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast
  

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• a substitute for yeast, usually consisting of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous matter.

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• noun leavened with baking powder
  

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• noun a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
  dusting powder; bath powder.
  

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• noun a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
  chloride of lime; chlorinated lime.
  

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• a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals.

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• a metallic powder, used with size or in combination with painting, to give the appearance of bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface.

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• noun soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders
  built-soap powder; soap powder.
  

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• noun powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
  carob; Saint-John's-bread.
  

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• noun powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano
  

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• noun the powdery remains of chocolate liquor after cocoa butter is removed; used in baking and in low fat and low calorie recipes and as a flavoring for ice cream
  

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• noun pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices
  

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• (Cookery), a condiment used for making curry, formed of various materials, including strong spices, as pepper, ginger, garlic, coriander seed, etc.

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• any powder or solid substance, as fulminate of mercury, which when struck, explodes with violence and a loud report.

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• noun a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration
  

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Do"ver's Pow"der

Etymology

From Dr. Dover, an English physician.

Definitions

1. (Med.) A powder of ipecac and opium, compounded, in the United States, with sugar of milk, but in England (as formerly in the United States) with sulphate of potash, and in France (as in Dr. Dover's original prescription) with nitrate and sulphate of potash and licorice. It is an anodyne diaphoretic.

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• noun a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
  dusting powder; bath powder.
  

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• noun cosmetic powder for the face
  

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• . Same as Jame's powder.

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• noun Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon
  

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• an arsenical powder used to poison flies.

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• a composition of chlorate of potassium, antimony, sulphide, etc, which readily ignites by friction.

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• (Chem.) any violently explosive powder, but especially one of the fulminates, as mercuric fulminate.

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• . See Nitroglycerin.

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• noun a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases
  chrysarobin; araroba.
  

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Go"a pow"der

Etymology

So called from Goa, on the Malabar coast, whither it was shipped from Portugal.

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1. A bitter powder (also called araroba) found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree (Andira araroba) and used as a medicine. It is the material from which chrysarobin is obtained.

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• a coarse gunpowder; pebble powder.

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• a white perfumed powder, as of flour or starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of the head, or on wigs.

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• noun a powdered form of aspirin
  aspirin powder.
  

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• an explosive containing nitroglycerin; used for blasting.

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• a powder from which ink is made by solution.

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• noun a chemical used to kill insects
  insecticide.
  

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• a powder used for the extermination of insects; esp., the powdered flowers of certain species of Pyrethrum, a genus now merged in Chrysanthemum. Called also Persian powder.

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James"'s pow`der

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1. (Med.) Antimonial powder, first prepared by Dr. James, ar English physician; -- called also fever powder.

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• an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and collodion cotton; so called from its resemblance to calf's-foot jelly.

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• powdered cinchona bark.

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• a fine powder or dust composed of the spores of Lycopodium, and other plants of the order Lycopodiaceæ. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of lightning.

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• a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica.

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• noun dehydrated milk
  dry milk; milk powder; dried milk.
  

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• an explosive containing nitroglycerin, used in blasting.

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• . See Pearl white, below.

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• slow-burning gunpowder, in large cubical grains.

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• powder so composed as to ignite by slight percussion; fulminating powder.

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• . See Insect powder, under Insect.

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• noun ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets
  

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• noun a pale blue color with grey in it
  
• adjective satellite of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue
  powdery-blue.
  

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• noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
  compact.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of powder-down feathers.

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• noun container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal
  powder flask.
  

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• noun container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal
  powder flask.
  

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• a tube of strong linen, about an inch in diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines. Farrow.

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• (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag.

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• noun a potentially explosive state
  
• noun keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder
  

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• noun a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
  magazine; powder magazine.
  

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• . See Magazine, 2.

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• noun the metallurgy of powdered metals; how to produce solid metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and sintering
  

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• noun a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
  powder method; powder photography.
  

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• a mine exploded by gunpowder. See Mine.

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• noun someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)
  

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• (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.

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• noun a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
  powder method; powder photography.
  

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• . See Dry rot, under Dry.

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• . See Puff, n.

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• noun a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building
  ladies' room.
  

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• noun a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
  magazine; powder magazine.
  

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• noun a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
  powder method; powder photography.
  

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• (Zoöl.), one of a peculiar kind of modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a scaly exfoliation.

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• (Zoöl.), a tuft or patch of powder-down feathers.

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• noun extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
  Cryptotermes brevis.
  

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Pow"der-post`ed adjective

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1. Affected with dry rot; reduced to dust by rot. See Dry rot, under Dry. U.S.

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• adjective satellite used of competitive activities in which only women take part
  
  • powder-puff baseball
  • a powder-puff football game

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• noun dried ground gingerroot
  ginger.
  

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• noun dehydrated milk
  dry milk; milk powder; dried milk.
  

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• noun a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic
  dry mustard.
  

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• noun sugar granulated into a fine powder
  

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• an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal, precious stones, etc.

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• noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
  Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powder.
  

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• noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
  Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powder.
  

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• . Same as Seidlitz powders.

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• noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
  Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powder.
  

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• noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
  Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powder.
  

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• effervescing salts, consisting of two separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed with two drachms of Rochell salt (tartrate of potassium and sodium) and the other contains thirty-five grains of tartaric acid. The powders are mixed in water, and drunk while effervescing, as a mild cathartic; so called from the resemblance to the natural water of Seidlitz. Called also Rochelle powders.

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• noun an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant
  Ballistite.
  

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• noun soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders
  built-soap powder; soap powder.
  

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• (Alchemy), a kind of powder long supposed to be able to cure a wound if applied to the weapon that inflicted it, or even to a portion of the bloody clothes. Dunglison.

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• verb disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)
  skip town.
  

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• noun a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture
  talcum.
  

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• noun a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
  dusting powder; bath powder.
  

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• noun a dentifrice in the form of a powder
  toothpowder.
  

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• a powder for cleaning the teeth; a dentifrice.

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• noun soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders
  built-soap powder; soap powder.
  

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• a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise. Obs.

  A pistol charged with white powder. Beau. & Fl.

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• (Med.), an anthelmintic powder.

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• a baling powder, used instead of yeast in leavening bread.

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