pyroxylin
NounSynonyms:
pyroxyline
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquersSynonyms: pyroxyline
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
pyroxylin \py*rox"y*lin\, n. (Chem.) A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc.; -- called also pyroxyle. [1913 Webster]