pyroxylin
a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
Origin of pyroxylin
1- Also py·rox·y·line [pahy-rok-suh-lin, -leen, puh-]. /paɪˈrɒk sə lɪn, -ˌlin, pə-/.
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How to use pyroxylin in a sentence
The silk referred to is made from a solution of that inflammable material of tremendous force known as gun-cotton, or pyroxylin.
Inventions in the Century | William Henry DoolittleThese nitrates are variously known as nitrocellulose, pyroxylin, and gun cotton.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonThe lower nitrates, known as pyroxylin, are less explosive, although still very inflammable.
Creative Chemistry | Edwin E. SlossonA viscid fluid formed by dissolving pyroxylin (Schnbeins gun-cotton) in a mixture of ether and alcohol.
To a saturated solution of tannic acid in alcohol and ether, in equal parts, add as much pyroxylin as the liquid will dissolve.
British Dictionary definitions for pyroxylin
/ (paɪˈrɒksɪlɪn) /
a yellow substance obtained by nitrating cellulose with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; guncotton: used to make collodion, plastics, lacquers, and adhesives
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