Gunpowder vs Eprouvette - What's the difference?
gunpowder | eprouvette |
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.
*{{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 10, author=Dwight Garner, title=For Those Who Like Danger, the Home Book of Things Not to Try at Home, work=New York Times
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As nouns the difference between gunpowder and eprouvette
is that gunpowder is an explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks while eprouvette is a one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.gunpowder
English
(wikipedia gunpowder)Noun
Usage notes
* Gunpowders'' refers to multiple formulations for the uncountable ''gunpowder .See also
* powder burneprouvette
English
Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia eprouvette)citation