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pulverin

pulverin is the alternative form of pulverine.

Meaning of pulverine

Noun

pulverine (uncountable)

  1. (dated) ashes of barilla
    • Immersion in water would be apt to wash the nitre out of the pulverine ; but this result would be prevented if the match or priming mixture were liquefied or brought to the pasty consistence , not with water , but spirit varnish.1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

Questions about pulverin

What is pulverin the alternative form of?
Pulverin is the alternative form of pulverine.

Words near pulverin in the dictionary

  1. pulverating
  2. pulverator
  3. pulverators
  4. pulveratricious
  5. pulvered
  6. pulverin
  7. pulverine
  8. pulvering
  9. pulverisable
  10. pulverisation
  11. pulverisations

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