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noun
A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: fulmicotton
Antonyms: none provided
noun
highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pyroxyline
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton
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