Sentence examples for off the powder from inspiring English sources

As I washed my hands and tried to dust off the powder that clung to my pants and shoes, I thought about what Bill Patrick, my friend and bio-weapons mentor, had told me: anthrax was hard to weaponize.

The result was, as an exhibition label says, "the first multishot weapon to automatically rotate its cylinder with the action of its hammer — the spring mechanism that strikes off the powder charge".

For MALDI MS and Edman sequencing, corresponding P-peptides were extracted from a cellulose sheet by scraping off the powder into an Eppendorf tube and then eluted twice with 200 ml of 30% acetonitrile (Rathbrun, UN1648) and 0.1% trifluoroacetic (Sigma-aldrich) solution.

Remove the sheeting and scrape off the powder using a drywall finishing knife.

If there is smoldering embers in the barrel, they could set off the powder you are pouring in and ignite the entire flask in your hand.

Depending on the type of rifle you have, you'll also need firing caps to discharge your rifle, or you'll need flint for use in a flintlock rifle, to strike and spark and set off the powder in the flashpan.

Scrap off some of the powder from each piece of chalk.

We are kept so close to her that when she wets her face to clean off the powders, we can nearly feel the gritty texture on her skin.

Level off the top of the powder measurement and pour the powder into the barrel.

Moritz of the Orient" by insiders in the 1960s, but the area still remained seriously under the radar until the '90s, when it became the preferred playground for Australian snowboarders tipped off to the powder.

Remove any bits of cotton that fall off with the powder, as they will hinder the powder's effectiveness.