Gun-paper

"Gun-paper" in a Sentence (3 examples)

After rolling, the gun-paper is dried at 212° Fahr., and has the appearance of a compact grayish mass.

In the same lecture he noticed the decomposition of gun-paper by exposure to oxygen.

Another very good material is gun-paper. which has been immersed for a few seconds in a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids, and then washed in an abundance of water.

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