"black powder" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} black powder (uncountable)
  1. A simple form of gunpowder, consisting of a mixture of saltpetre, charcoal, and sulfur. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Explosives Translations (simple form of gunpowder): sortkrudt [neuter] (Danish), mustaruuti (Finnish), Schwarzpulver [neuter] (German), കരിമരുന്ന് (karimarunnŭ) (Malayalam), svartkrutt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), ды́мный по́рох (dýmnyj pórox) [masculine] (Russian), чёрный по́рох (čórnyj pórox) [masculine] (Russian), powdr du [masculine] (Welsh)

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