NOUN | substance | pyrocellulose | nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton |
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Meaning | nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder. | |
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Broader | cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton | A nitric acid ester |
Substance of | smokeless powder, Ballistite | An explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke |
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