powder method

NOUN
13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

powder method is a valid 13-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3O1W4D2E1R1M3E1T1H4O1D2
3 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does powder method mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification.