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dusting-powder

dust·ing-pow·der
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhs-ting pou-der]
    • /ˈdʌs tɪŋ ˈpaʊ dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhs-ting pou-der]
    • /ˈdʌs tɪŋ ˈpaʊ dər/

Definitions of dusting-powder word

  • noun dusting-powder a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture. 1
  • noun dusting-powder fine powder (such as talcum powder) used to absorb moisture, etc 0
  • noun dusting-powder any fine, light powder used as an insecticide, medicine, toiletry, etc., or used to prevent sticking 0
  • noun dusting-powder Dusting powder is a powder used as a desiccant. 0
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Origin of dusting-powder

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Dusting-powder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dusting-powder

dusting-powder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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