Guncotton

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A general name for the nitrates of cellulose, prepared by digesting cotton or other form of cellulose in nitric acid, or preferably in a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • See under gun.
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  • noun. nitrocellulose
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  • noun. a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cellulose ester  nitrate  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    pyrocellulose  pyroxylin  pyroxyline  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cotton  Groton  cotton  forgotten  gotten  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blackpowder  burster  castor oil  encephalomyelitis  firearm  
    variant
    gun  
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