The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Guncotton \Gun"cot`ton\ See under Gun. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
guncotton n 1: a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives [syn: cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton]