Definition of "powder" []

• A substance consisting of ground, pulverized, or otherwise finely dispersed solid particles. (noun)
• Any of various preparations in the form of powder, as certain cosmetics and medicines. (noun)
• An explosive mixture, such as gunpowder. (noun)
• Light dry snow. (noun)
• To reduce to powder; pulverize. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Chlorinated lime powder, bleaching powder+/- 25% active chlorine"
• "Just the other day my parents were researching tools and came on the term powder-actuated, and I was transported back to that hardware store."
• ""And soon," said Abby Foxwell, "for I don't know what we'll do a whole day without water, and our powder is about gone.""