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Nitrocellulose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A pulpy or cottonlike polymer derived from cellulose treated with sulfuric and nitric acids and used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion, plastics, and solid monopropellants. Also called guncotton, cellulose nitrate.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. See Gun cotton, under gun.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A cellulose ether; a compound of nitric acid and cellulose.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives

Word Usage

"Be this as it may, nitrocellulose is a duly respected member of the family of macromolecules, and I take pride in laying claim to scientific kinship to Alfred Nobel through an interest in this substance, however tenuous the connection may be."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cellulose ester nitrate

Variant

gun

Hyponym

pyroxyline pyroxylin pyrocellulose

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

gun cotton cellulose nitrate pyroxylin pyrocellulose

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

cellulose

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

guncotton pyroxyline nitroglycerin carbonates single-base