flash powder

noun

A powder that burns with a very rapid flash when ignited; used in pyrotechnics and early flash photography.

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Meanings

nounflash powder (countable and uncountable, plural flash powders)

plural flash powders

  1. countableuncountableartsA powder that burns with a very rapid flash when ignited; used in pyrotechnics and early flash photography.

Translations

German Blitzlichtpulver
  • BlitzlichtpulverTranslations
Irish púdar splaince
  • púdar splainceTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

flash powder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20powder

MLA

“flash powder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20powder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flash powder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20powder.

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