To cauterize is a verb referring to the searing of flesh by either the application of heat or caustic solution such that blood loss is stemmed and exposed flesh is sterilized or burnt so as to be...
Gunpowder. Answer: Aside: Unless you are an actor in a Rambo movie don't count on this working. There are a lot of very good quick clot powders (e.g. QuikClot) available that stop all manner of blood...