Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flash powder

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: flash pow-der
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A powder that burns with a very rapid flash when ignited; used in pyrotechnics and early flash photography.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

flash powders (plural)

Questions

What does flash powder mean?: A powder that burns with a very rapid flash when ignited; used in pyrotechnics and early flash photography.

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