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Nitrocellulose Moderate

Nitrocellulose has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives

2

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

See Also
collodion gun cotton nitric acid grisoutine cellulose guncotton explosive pyrocellulose
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cellulose ester nitrate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
pyrocellulose pyroxylin
Rhyming Words
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