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Grinding Powder Crossword Clue

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noun

• a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)

39%8 Job of reducing materials to powder
noun

• material resulting from the process of grinding

• a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

33%6 Substance made by crushing and grinding
noun

• a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

• a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks

• any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder

verb

• make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

• apply powder to

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