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Meaning of pulvis pyrius | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. gunpowder
    New-Latin, declension-3, masculine
  2. Equivalent to 'Gunpowder': An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

Equivalents

English Gunpowder

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pulvisculus pulvus pumex pumice pumicem pumices

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