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noun
nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) used in the manufacture of smokeless powder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh2wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English cellulose English pyrocellulose From pyro- + cellulose.
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