Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An explosive prepared from guncotton, of greater density than the latter, and safer for dry storage.
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Examples
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From these experiments it appeared that the guncotton and cotton-powder were practically equal as producers of sound.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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The weights of cotton-powder employed were 2 oz, 8 oz, 1 lb, and 2 lbs, in the form of rockets and of signals fired a few feet above the ground.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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At the instance of Mr. Mackie, who had previously gone very thoroughly into the subject, a Committee of the Elder Brethren visited the cotton-powder manufactory, on the banks of the Swale, near
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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N.E. The cotton-powder yielded a very effective report.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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On the following day, viz. the 18th October, we proceeded to Dungeness with the view of making a series of strict comparative experiments with gun-cotton and cotton-powder.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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The echoes of the gun fired on shore this day were very brief; those of the 12-oz. gun-cotton rocket were 12 "and those of the 8-oz. cotton-powder rocket 11" in duration.]
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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