bɹˈaʊn pˈaʊdɚ ɔːɹ pɹɪsmˈæɾɪk pˈaʊdɚ, sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹᵻfˈɜːd æz "kˈoʊkoʊ pˈaʊdɚ" dˈuː tʊ ɪts kˈʌlɚ, wʌzɐ pɹəpˈɛlənt jˈuːzd ɪn lˈɑːɹdʒ ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi ænd ʃˈɪps ɡˈʌnz fɹʌmðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z tə ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z.
Brown powder or prismatic powder, sometimes referred as "cocoa powder" due to its color, was a propellant used in large artillery and ship's guns from the 1870s to the 1890s.