Powder may refer to:
- Powder (substance), material composed of very fine particles that are not cemented together
Several powdery substances are known colloquially as "powder":
- Baking powder, a leavening agent
- Cocaine
- Fine snowfall
- Gunpowder, the explosive powder used as a propellant
- Laundry detergent in powder form
- Powdered milk, a milk powder made from dried milk solids
- Cosmetic powders such as face powder and body or talcum powders
- Various dry chemical fire extinguishing agents
Powder may also refer to:
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Famous quotes containing the word powder:
“We are powerless,
dust and powder fill our lungs
our bodies blunder
through doors twisted on hinges.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)
“My little ‘bout-town gal has gone
‘Bout town with powder and blue dye
On her pale lids....”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)
“Any gentleman with the slightest chic will give a girl a fifty dollar bill for the powder room.”
—George Axelrod (1922)