nitrate film

noun

film stock using a base of cellulose nitrate: extremely flammable and tending to erode at a relatively early age.

a motion picture made with or printed on this film.

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Nearby words

nitralloy, nitramine, nitramino, nitramino group, nitrate, nitrate film, nitratine, nitrazepam, nitre, nitric, nitric acid

Origin of nitrate film

First recorded in 1920–25

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