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nitrocellulose
nitrocellulose n. 
/ˌnʌɪtrə(ʊ)ˈsɛljᵿləʊz/, /ˌnaɪtroʊˈsɛljəˌloʊz/ a highly flammable material made by nitrating cellulose (or plant material consisting largely of cellulose) with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives and celluloid.
Brit. /ˌnʌɪtrə(ʊ)ˈsɛljᵿləʊs/
, /ˌnʌɪtrə(ʊ)ˈsɛljᵿləʊs//ˌnʌɪtrə(ʊ)ˈsɛljᵿləʊz/U.S. /ˌnaɪtroʊˈsɛljəˌloʊs/
, /ˌnaɪtroʊˈsɛljəˌloʊs//ˌnaɪtroʊˈsɛljəˌloʊz/ΘΚΠ
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nitric ether1796
nitro-compound1852
nitro-substitute1852
nitro-acid1857
nitro-substitution1863
nitrocellulose1868
pyrocellulose1901
the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbohydrates > sugars > polysaccharides > [noun] > cellulose > derivatives of
nitrocellulose1868
cellulose nitrate1873
hydrocellulose1876
oxycellulose1882
adipocellulose1887
viscose1896
1868 Westm. Rev. 34 96 What the Austrian General Von Lenk did for gun-cotton or nitro-cellulose, the Swedish mining engineer [sc. Nobel] did for nitro-glycerine.
1882 A. H. Allen Comm. Org. Anal. II. 366 The various nitro-celluloses are soluble in strong caustic soda, undergoing partial saponification with formation of cellulose and sodium nitrate.
1955 F. D. Miles Cellulose Nitrate vi. 221 Nitrocellulose is an almost indispensable component of both the two principal classes of explosive—blasting explosives..and propellant explosives.
1990 Guns & Weapons Sept.–Oct. 75/4 The interior of the case holds the powder charge, which is a modern Nitrocellulose compound usually in stick or granular form.
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