Associations to the word «Powdered»

Wiktionary

POWDERED, adjective. Which has been made into a powder
POWDERED, adjective. Which has been covered with powder (typically referring to makeup)
POWDERED, adjective. (obsolete) Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned.
POWDERED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of powder
POWDERED SUGAR, noun. (Western US) Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.

Dictionary definition

POWDERED, adjective. Consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding".

Wise words

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