pyroxylin

Noun
Synonyms: pyroxyline

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquersSynonyms: pyroxyline
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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]
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