Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nitrocellulose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nitrocellulose \Ni`tro*cel"lu*lose`\, n. [Nitro- + cellulose.]
(Chem.)
See {Gun cotton}, under {Gun}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nitrocellulose
n : nitric acid esters; used in lacquers and explosives [syn: {cellulose
nitrate}, {guncotton}, {nitrocotton}]
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