What does the word powder mean?
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1. A dry mass of minute separate particles of any substance. 2. Pulvis, a drug in finely comminuted form. 3. Charta; a single dose of a powdered drug, enclosed in an envelope of folded paper.
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[ Latin] The aggregation of small separate particles formed from solid substances by grinding or pounding. P’s are numbered according to the fineness of the sieve through which they pass; e. g., a No. 40 p. is one which passes through a sieve having 40 meshes to the square inch. P. of Algaroth, antimony oxychloride. Dover’s p., pulvis ipecacuanhae et opii. See Opium. Gregory’s p., puIvis rhei compositus. See Rhubarb. Tully’s., pulvis morphinæ compositus. See Morphine sulphate.
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Usage examples for powder
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Now what was this powder? – Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid
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The girl is my girl, and if there are laws against my having my own, to powder with the laws! – The Tragic Comedians, Complete by George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009
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We blew up a small wooden bridge with giant powder. – Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew by Robert McReynolds
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