guncotton
[guhn-kot-n]
- a highly explosive cellulose nitrate, made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid: used in making smokeless powder.
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Origin of guncotton
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"Like litmus paper under the influence of an acid," explains Guncotton.
My Austrian LoveMaxime Provost
"We have orders in case of no Germans are there," said Guncotton.
My Austrian LoveMaxime Provost
Look, for instance, at our friend Cotton, our good Guncotton.
My Austrian LoveMaxime Provost
Holding in one hand the wad of guncotton the size of his head, he applied a match to it.
Dynamite StoriesHudson Maxim
Both "guncotton" and "gun-cottom" are used and have not been changed.
The Gunner's ExaminerHarold E. Cloke
guncotton
- cellulose nitrate containing a relatively large amount of nitrogen: used as an explosive
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