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Gunpowder

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Definition

a mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, used in old-fashioned guns to fire bullets

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powder propellant cordite nitrocellulose nitroglycerin TNT dynamite ammunition ordnance shrapnel bullets cartridges projectiles shot slugs rounds shells charges

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