PYROCELLULOSE

Meaning of PYROCELLULOSE in English

/puy'reuh sel"yeuh lohs'/ , n.

cordite.

[ 1905-10; PYRO- + (NITRO)CELLULOSE ]

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PYROCELLULOSE — |pī(ˌ)rō+ noun Etymology: pyr- + cellulose : cellulose nitrate that is of lower degree of nitration than guncotton and that …
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PYRO — I. ˈpī(ˌ)rō noun ( -s ) Etymology: by shortening 1. : pyrocellulose 2. : pyrogallol — used especially in photography …
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PYROCOTTON — “+ noun Etymology: pyr- + cotton : cellulose nitrate containing about 12.6 percent nitrogen and used in smokeless powders — …
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GUNCOTTON — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : any of various cellulose nitrates ; especially : an explosive consisting of a higher-nitrated product (as one …
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CORDITE — /kawr"duyt/ , n. a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, …
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