0 an explosive mixture of substances in the form of a powder, used for making explosive devices and fireworks --
1 a substance in powder form that is used in making explosive devices --
In gunpowder the carbon lies in separate atoms from the oxygen.
The accident occurred in the corning house, perhaps the most dangerous process in the manufacture of gunpowder.
You will find that the man who invented gunpowder was just as bad in his day as the man who invented poison gas.
These are the people who are hatching this gunpowder plot.
A man got very seriously injured in trying to put out a fire which was very close to a gunpowder magazine.
Is it not clear that the mediaeval barons would not have got anywhere if they had agreed a test ban on gunpowder.
Add to this the smell of gunpowder, gelignite, and smoke, and slate dust saturating the already foul air.
These include, for example, section 31—sale of gunpowder and explosives to children.
