Nitrocellulose

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  • noun. Any of various pulpy or cottonlike polymers derived from cellulose treated with nitric and sulfuric acids and used in the manufacture of explosives, lacquers, collodion, celluloid, plastics, and solid monopropellants. Physical properties and use vary with varying nitrogen content of the substance.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A cellulose ether; a compound of nitric acid and cellulose.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. See Gun cotton, under gun.
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  • noun. A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.
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  • noun. a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
    • Word Usage
    "So how can we know how much nitrocellulose is its equivalent?"
    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
    cellulose  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Soxhlet  argon  carbonates  collodion-cotton  dinitrobenzene  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cellulose nitrate  gun cotton  pyrocellulose  pyroxylin  
    variant
    gun  
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