nitrocotton
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nitrocotton
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Propellant Explosives.—The chief propellants arc nitrocellulose, also called nitrocotton or guncotton, and nitroglycerine.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Rifleite: insoluble nitrocotton 1.7 per cent, soluble nitrocotton 82.5 per cent, nitro-body 4.8 per cent.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Gelignite: nitroglycerine 56 to 63 per cent, nitrocotton 4 per cent, wood-meal 7 per cent, potassium nitrate 27 per cent, calcium carbonate 0.2 per cent.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Blasting gelatine contains 93 per cent nitroglycerine and 7 per cent nitrocotton.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Collodion Cotton: low nitralion nitrocotton, soluble in a mixture of ether and alcohol.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
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