Gunpowder
Gunpowder noun - A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks.
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Nitroglycerin and gunpowder are semantically related in something that blows up topic. In some cases you can use "Nitroglycerin" instead a noun "Gunpowder".
Nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin noun - A heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat).
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Synonyms for Nitroglycerin
Gunpowder and nitroglycerin are semantically related in something that blows up topic. You can use "Gunpowder" instead a noun "Nitroglycerin".
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Related pairs
- charge and gunpowder
- charge and nitroglycerin
- powder and gunpowder
- powder and nitroglycerin
- bomb and gunpowder
- bomb and nitroglycerin
- shot and gunpowder
- shot and nitroglycerin
- mine and gunpowder
- mine and nitroglycerin
- booby trap and gunpowder
- booby trap and nitroglycerin
- dynamite and gunpowder
- dynamite and nitroglycerin
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Vinny: Oh, you know: gunpowder, nitroglycerin, notepads, fuses, wicks, glue, paper clips (big ones).
- One similar, but not quite the same, Looney Tunes scenario, "Show Biz Bugs", has Daffy, tired of being consistently one-upped by Bugs in a vaudeville act, pull together the most incredible drink ever; ingredients include nitroglycerin, gasoline, and gunpowder, and topped off with uranium 238.
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When Cartoon Network began airing the short censored (around 2001 to 2002), the scene of Daffy drinking the gasoline and nitroglycerin was removed and replaced with a frozen shot of Bugs staring at Daffy from off-stage and continuing with the gunpowder, uranium 238, and the match.
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