nitrocellulose

Noun

Meaning

See Gun cotton, under Gun.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cellulose nitrate nitrocotton guncotton pyroxylin gun cotton dynamite nitrate projectile filtering nitroglycerine gunpowder plastic explosive picric acid cordite pyrocellulose
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Hypernyms

nitrate cellulose ester

Hyponyms

pyroxylin pyroxyline pyrocellulose

Examples

A range of smokeless powders that contain both nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin, known as double-base propellants, were also developed. Source: Internet

From the time it replaced oil and wax finishes in the 19th century, shellac was one of the dominant wood finishes in the western world until it was largely replaced by nitrocellulose lacquer in the 1920s and 1930s. Source: Internet

Classic nitrocellulose lacquers fall into this category, as do non-grain raising stains composed of dyes dissolved in solvent. Source: Internet

Because of its explosive nature, not all applications of nitrocellulose were successful. Source: Internet

Combined with nitrocellulose, there are hundreds of powder combinations used by rifle, pistol, and shotgun reloaders. Source: Internet

Cordite MD was developed to reduce barrel wear, its formula being 65% nitrocellulose, 30% nitroglycerine, and 5% petroleum jelly. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nitrocarburize nitrocefin nitrocellular nitrocellulosic nitrocephin nitrochalcone