Atlas powder

noun

A blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin, wood fiber, sodium nitrate, and magnesium carbonate.

Meanings

nounAtlas powder (countable and uncountable, plural Atlas powders)

plural Atlas powders

  1. countableuncountableA blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin, wood fiber, sodium nitrate, and magnesium carbonate.
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