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单词 percussion powder
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Definition of percussion powder in English:

percussion powder

noun

  • An explosive substance that ignites by percussion, especially a powder used in percussion caps (originally chiefly potassium perchlorate, later mercury fulminate).

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Burgeland Johnson (c1778–1840), writer on field sports.

Definition of percussion powder in US English:

percussion powder

noun

  • An explosive substance that ignites by percussion, especially a powder used in percussion caps (originally chiefly potassium perchlorate, later mercury fulminate).

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Burgeland Johnson (c1778–1840), writer on field sports.
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