cellulose nitrate

[ sel-yuh-lohs nahy-treyt, ‐trit ]

/ ˈsɛl yəˌloʊs ˈnaɪ treɪt, ‐trɪt /

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noun

nitrocellulose.

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Origin of cellulose nitrate

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby cellulose nitrate

cellulitis, celluloid, cellulolytic, cellulose, cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, cellulose triacetate, cellulosic, cell wall, celly, celom

How to use cellulose nitrate in a sentence

Nontraditional flavors ammonium nitrate, C-4, and gelignite did not test well.
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene|P. J. O’Rourke|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ammonium nitrate is extremely common, and pretty dangerous, and also extremely useful.
The Most Dangerous Substance in America May Be Fertilizer|Megan McArdle|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Just add methyl cellulose, a thickener that can withstand high temperatures.
Harvard Students Play With Food|Laura Colarusso|December 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Crystals of urea nitrate or oxalate (Fig. 19) will soon appear and can be recognized with the microscope.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The beneficial effects of nitrate of soda appear to be almost entirely confined to the grasses and cereals.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
In brief, film is a cellulose base coated with silver bromide and gelatine.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
If we were using a plate the only difference would be that instead of cellulose as a base we would have a sheet of glass.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cellulose nitrate

cellulose nitrate

noun

a compound made by treating cellulose with nitric and sulphuric acids, used in plastics, lacquers, and explosives: a nitrogen-containing ester of celluloseAlso called (not in chemical usage): nitrocellulose See also guncotton

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