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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Weapons and gunpowder are semantically related. in ammunition topic. In some cases you can use "Weapons" instead a noun "Gunpowder".
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- Major Barbara is a social critique play by George Bernard Shaw from 1905.After many years of being estranged from his family, Andrew Undershaft, a wealthy industrialist who specializes in the manufacture of gunpowder and weapons, returns home to meet his three children.
Source: Theatre / Major Barbara -
The Chronicles of Riddick features projectile weapons that, while more beefy looking, still use the good old gunpowder and slug ammo.
Source: Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better - The Apt also have oddly limited mastery in gunpowder technology - they haven't been able to make guns that a person can carry, but they can use it for artillery and vehicle weapons.
Source: Literature / Shadows of the Apt
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