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powder

noun as in fine, loose grains made by crushing a solid

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verb as in crush into fine grains; sprinkle fine grains

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Local farmers market vendor Arcana Apothecary sells a $60, one-pound block of cacao that is made entirely by women in Guatemala, and pure organic cacao powder is available at Erewhon.

Spent smoke bombs, smears of egg yolk and a dusting of white fire extinguisher powder had all been removed from the benches and tables after the mayhem of the previous day.

From BBC

The system is also expected to bring fresh powder to California’s mountain ranges.

DEA agents who searched Todorova’s apartment said they found several stockpiles of plastic bowls containing colorful pills and powders — beside them, packing materials and kitchen scales with chalky residue.

"Obviously fingerprints have always been around and we recover them with powder and send them in," says Jo.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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