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Definition of gunpowder noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gunpowder

noun

/ˈɡʌnpaʊdə(r)/

/ˈɡʌnpaʊdər/

(also powder)

[uncountable]

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explosive powder used especially in bombs or fireworksTopics Physics and chemistryc1

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