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powder

[pou-der] / ˈpaʊ dər /
NOUN
fine, loose grains made by crushing a solid
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Instead, onion powder and garlic powder will do just fine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

She’s a huge fan of chocolate, coffee and cardamom, so I’ll be baking her a decadent chocolate olive oil cake paired with a spiced whipped cream that calls for more cocoa powder.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

And increasing numbers of people are buying the powder to prepare at home, too.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

When sterile water is added to the final powder, it becomes a biomaterial that can be delivered intravenously or infused into a coronary artery in the heart.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

She rolled the black candle in the fire-red powder and set the candle in the middle of the map.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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