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cellulose nitrate

[ sel-yuh-lohs nahy-treyt, ‐trit ]

cellulose nitrate

noun

  1. a compound made by treating cellulose with nitric and sulphuric acids, used in plastics, lacquers, and explosives: a nitrogen-containing ester of cellulose Also called (not in chemical usage)nitrocellulose See also guncotton
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of cellulose nitrate1

First recorded in 1890–95

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cellulose acetatecellulose triacetate