Explosive Mixture for Firearms

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Cosmetology, Group 1776, Puzzle 2 (Intense Pulsed Light).

Question is: Explosive Mixture for Firearms

and the answer is: GUNPOWDER

Word Meaning:

GUNPOWDER — An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

Definitions from Wiktionary.

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