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单词 guncotton
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guncotton

noun

gun·​cot·​ton ˈgən-ˌkä-tᵊn How to pronounce guncotton (audio)
: nitrocellulose
especially : an explosive highly nitrated product used chiefly in smokeless powder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When one of them is struck the glass receptacle is broken and the acids, flowing into a chamber containing chemicals, set up an action that explodes the guncotton. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2021 This fires the detonating charge, which in turn fires the main charge of guncotton. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

guncotton

noun

gun·​cot·​ton ˈgən-ˌkät-ᵊn How to pronounce guncotton (audio)
: any of various cellulose nitrates
especially : an explosive consisting of a higher-nitrated product (as one containing at least 13.2 percent nitrogen)
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