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Vulcan Powder
Webster's Dictionary
A dynamite composed of nitroglycerin (30 parts), sodium nitrate (52.5), charcoal (10.5), and sulphur (7), used in mining and blasting.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vulcan Powder'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/v/vulcan-powder.html. 1828.