gunpowders
Firearm charge substances
Gunpowders is the plural of gunpowder, the explosive mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur used as a propellant in firearms and for blasting.
The plural appears when distinguishing types or formulations: Different gunpowders burn at different rates.
Black powder and smokeless powder are the two main categories.
Sealed container for supplies
- bulletFired metal projectile
- shellHard outer covering
- roundCurved like circle
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
primer · casing · charge · reload · caliber · magazine · ballistics · buckshot
Potassium nitrate compound
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- blackpowderEarly explosive propellant
- alchemyMystical metal transformation
Chinese · discovery · serpentine · corning · granulation · milling · arquebus · cannon
Detonating substances
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
quarrying · mining · excavation · tunneling · charges · fuse · breaching · fragmentation
cartridge
Sealed container for supplies
propellant · primer · casing · charge · reload · caliber · magazine · ballistics · buckshot · slug
saltpeter
Potassium nitrate compound
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- blackpowderEarly explosive propellant
alchemy · Chinese · discovery · serpentine · corning · granulation · milling · arquebus · cannon · rocketry
explosives
Detonating substances
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- detonationExplosive ignition event
demolition · quarrying · mining · excavation · tunneling · charges · fuse · breaching · fragmentation · shockwave
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- sparklersHandheld burning wands
- rocketsPropulsion-driven flying vehicles
- shellsProtective outer layers
fountains · bursts · colors · chrysanthemum · peony · willow · stars · skyrocket · flare · display
musket
Muzzle-loaded infantry firearm
revolver · carbine · flintlock · matchlock · muzzle-loader · barrel · chamber · touchhole · ramrod · wadding
gunpowdersfertilizers
Substances enriching soil
medicines · healing balms · nutrients · seeds · building materials
- Gunpowder PlotCatholic conspiracy against James