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Nitrocellulose

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives wordnet

Etymology

From nitro- + cellulose.

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