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Schultze powder

Schultze powder noun: a form of gunpowder made from nitrated hardwood impregnated with saltpetre or barium nitrate.

Noun

Schultze powder (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A form of gunpowder made from nitrated hardwood impregnated with saltpetre or barium nitrate.

Origin of Schultze powder

Patented in 1863 by Prussian artillery captain Johann F. E. Schultze.

Questions about Schultze powder

What does Schultze powder mean?
Schultze powder means a form of gunpowder made from nitrated hardwood impregnated with saltpetre or barium nitrate.
What part of speech is Schultze powder?
Schultze powder is a noun.

Words near Schultze powder in the dictionary

  1. Schultheiss
  2. Schultheisses
  3. Schults
  4. Schultz
  5. Schultze
  6. Schultze powder
  7. Schultzes
  8. Schulz
  9. Schulze
  10. Schulze method
  11. Schum

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