blasting powder
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noun
a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
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Origin of blasting powder
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby blasting powder
blast furnace, blast-furnace cement, -blastic, blasting, blasting gelatin, blasting powder, blast injection, blast injury, blast lamp, blasto-, blastochyle
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