(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Jan 03 2006 at 3:20:42

Vul"can pow"der.

A dynamite composed of nitroglycerin (30 parts), sodium nitrate (52.5), charcoal (10.5), and sulphur
(7), used in mining and blasting.

 

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