nitrocellulose

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nitrocellulose

noun nitrocelluloses

countable, uncountable A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.
Similar: NC, cellulose nitrate, nitrocotton, gun cotton, pyrocellulose, pyroxylin

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noun the chemical nitrocellulose

Español	nitrocelulosa, fulmicotón, algodón pólvora, piroxilina
Português	algodão-pólvora
Français	nitrocellulose, fulmi-coton
Deutsch	Schießbaumwolle, Nitrozellulose, Zellulosenitrat, Pyroxylin
Italiano	nitrocellulosa, fulmicoton
Ελληνικά	νιτροκυτταρίνη nitrokyttaríni
Română	nitroceluloză, nitrat de celuloză
Tiếng Việt	nitroxeluloza

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@misc{nitrocellulose_2026,
  title = {nitrocellulose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nitrocellulose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}