pīˈräksələ̇n, pə̇ˈr- noun
also py·rox·y·line “, -ˌlēn
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + xyl- + -in or -ine; originally formed as French pyroxyline
1. : a substance that consists of lower-nitrated cellulose nitrate, usually contains less than 12.5 percent nitrogen, is soluble in alcohol, a mixture of ether and alcohol, or other organic solvents, is flammable but less explosive than guncotton, and is used chiefly in making plastics (as celluloid), lacquers and other coatings, photographic films, and cements — called also collodion cotton, soluble guncotton, soluble nitrocellulose
2. : a product containing pyroxylin
pyroxylin -coated fabric