Assertion: gunpowder | /r/HasProperty | black powder
Facets:
value: to distinguish it
type: PURPOSE
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: from contained charcoal
type: OTHER
value: in color
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Gunpowder (black powder)
text: Gunpowder, also called black powder is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate.
text: Gunpowder, also known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive.
text: This powder, which is black in color from contained charcoal, contains from 10‑20% nitrocellulose, and produces less smoke (less smoke) than similar powders, whence it derives its name.
text: I'm not convinced that the "gunpowder" in brown brown is Gunpowder - which is black.
text: HMS Inflexible (1888) had 16 inch calibre guns which fired a 1684 lb projectile; and HMS Benbow had 16.25 inch calibre guns that fired a 1800 lb shell using 960 lb of powder (blackpowder).
text: Replacements for gunpowder (black powder) [ edit ]
text: The gunpowder used is typically black powder or black powder substitutes like Pyrodex.
text: It is one of the major constituents of gunpowder (black powder).
text: The UN Model Regulations on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods and national transportation authorities, such as United States Department of Transportation, have classified Gunpowder (black powder) as a Group A:
text: [ 1 ] Gunpowder (black powder) as described in this article is not normally used in modern firearms - which instead use smokeless powders.
text: But from the time period depicted in the period (and from the weapons shown in the film), it seems highly unlikely that the gunpowder used there would be the black powder described in the rest of the article.
text: Gunpowder (also called black powder) is a pyrotechnic composition, an explosive mixture of sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate (also known as saltpetre or saltpeter) that burns rapidly, producing volumes of hot solids and gases which can be used as a propellant in firearms and fireworks.
text: Gunpowder (called black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder) was used as an ignitor for the main charge of smokeless powder in the main guns of WWII battleships.
text: Gunpowder, also known as black powder, is a chemical explosive