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the texture that means dessert is perfect and avalanche is imminent — same word, wildly different stakes
snow gradeSkiers chase powder because air-filled crystals slow your descent
mildew cluePowdery white film on plants signals a thriving fungus
sugar testPowdered sugar is just ground crystals plus anti-clump cornstarch
explosive dustFine powders like flour can detonate in suspended clouds