pyroxylin

[ pahy-rok-suh-lin, puh- ]

/ paɪˈrɒk sə lɪn, pə- /

noun

a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.

Also py·rox·y·line

[pahy-rok-suh-lin, -leen, puh-]. /paɪˈrɒk sə lɪn, -ˌlin, pə-/.

Origin of pyroxylin

1830–40; pyro- + xyl- + -in²

Words nearby pyroxylin

pyrotic, pyrotoxin, pyrotraumatic dermatitis, pyroxene, pyroxenite, pyroxylin, Pyrrha, pyrrhic, Pyrrhic victory, Pyrrho, Pyrrhonism

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Example sentences from the Web for pyroxylin

The silk referred to is made from a solution of that inflammable material of tremendous force known as gun-cotton, or pyroxylin.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle
He tried mixing in various things to stiffen up the pyroxylin.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson
These nitrates are variously known as nitrocellulose, pyroxylin, and gun cotton.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
It is used in the preparation of gun cotton (pyroxylin) nitro-cellulose, collodion and flexible collodion.
Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 5 [May 1902]|Various

The lower nitrates, known as pyroxylin, are less explosive, although still very inflammable.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson

British Dictionary definitions for pyroxylin

pyroxylin

/ (paɪˈrɒksɪlɪn) /

noun

a yellow substance obtained by nitrating cellulose with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; guncotton: used to make collodion, plastics, lacquers, and adhesives

Word Origin for pyroxylin

C19: from pyro- + xyl (o) - + -in

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Medical definitions for pyroxylin

pyroxylin

[ pī-rŏk′sə-lĭn ]

n.

A highly flammable cellulose nitrate used in the manufacture of collodion, plastics, and lacquers.trinitrocellulose

单词	pyroxylin
释义	pyroxylin [ pahy-rok-suh-lin, puh- ] / paɪˈrɒk sə lɪn, pə- / noun a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc. Also py·rox·y·line [pahy-rok-suh-lin, -leen, puh-]. /paɪˈrɒk sə lɪn, -ˌlin, pə-/. Origin of pyroxylin 1830–40; pyro- + xyl- + -in² Words nearby pyroxylin pyrotic, pyrotoxin, pyrotraumatic dermatitis, pyroxene, pyroxenite, pyroxylin, Pyrrha, pyrrhic, Pyrrhic victory, Pyrrho, Pyrrhonism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pyroxylin The silk referred to is made from a solution of that inflammable material of tremendous force known as gun-cotton, or pyroxylin. Inventions in the Century\|William Henry Doolittle He tried mixing in various things to stiffen up the pyroxylin. Creative Chemistry\|Edwin E. Slosson These nitrates are variously known as nitrocellulose, pyroxylin, and gun cotton. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson It is used in the preparation of gun cotton (pyroxylin) nitro-cellulose, collodion and flexible collodion. Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 5 [May 1902]\|Various The lower nitrates, known as pyroxylin, are less explosive, although still very inflammable. Creative Chemistry\|Edwin E. Slosson British Dictionary definitions for pyroxylin pyroxylin / (paɪˈrɒksɪlɪn) / noun a yellow substance obtained by nitrating cellulose with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; guncotton: used to make collodion, plastics, lacquers, and adhesives Word Origin for pyroxylin C19: from pyro- + xyl (o) - + -in Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for pyroxylin pyroxylin [ pī-rŏk′sə-lĭn ] n. A highly flammable cellulose nitrate used in the manufacture of collodion, plastics, and lacquers.trinitrocellulose The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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