Saltpeter is an important component in this substance.
It's not agricultural, but Louis XVI appointed Antoine Lavoisier ("lav-WA-zee-air") to lead a commission relating to this technology. Zeng Gongliang sponsored a work that contained the first instructions for creating this thing, the Wujing Zongyao. The Eleutherian Mills were originally created by the (*) Dupont family to produce this commodity in Delaware. Although it's not fertilizer, bat guano can be used to process this commodity. Saltpeter is an important component in this substance. Guy Fawkes was involved in a plot named after this substance to blow up Parliament. For 10 points, name this combustible substance that is used in firearms.
It's not agricultural, but Louis XVI appointed Antoine Lavoisier ("lav-WA-zee-air") to lead a commission relating to this technology.
gunpowder [accept black powder] &lt;LT&gt;