gunpowder
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Other meanings
Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
A kind of
- explosive
Kinds of gunpowder
- black powder
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “gunpowder” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.