nitrocellulose

[ nahy-truh-sel-yuh-lohs ]

/ ˌnaɪ trəˈsɛl yəˌloʊs /

noun Chemistry.

Nearby words

nitro-, nitro-chalk, nitrobacteria, nitrobenzene, nitroblue tetrazolium test, nitrocellulose, nitrochloroform, nitrocotton, nitrofuran, nitrofurantoin, nitrogelatin

Origin of nitrocellulose

First recorded in 1880–85; nitro- + cellulose

Related formsni·tro·cel·lu·lo·sic, ni·tro·cel·lu·lous, adjective

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Examples from the Web for nitrocellulose

For ballistite the nitrocellulose is beaten up with nitroglycerine in water.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Noddite: a strip sporting-rifle powder containing nitroglycerine, nitrocellulose, mineral jelly.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
These nitrates are variously known as nitrocellulose, pyroxylin, and gun cotton.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
Nobel's invention, "cordite," is composed of nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose with a little mineral jelly or vaseline.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson

One of these dopes was nitrate in character and was made from nitrocellulose and certain wood-chemical solvents including alcohol.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for nitrocellulose

nitrocellulose

/ (ˌnaɪtrəʊˈsɛljʊˌləʊs) /

noun

another name (not in chemical usage) for cellulose nitrate

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Medicine definitions for nitrocellulose

nitrocellulose

[ nī′trō-sĕl′yə-lōs′, -lōz′ ]

n.

cellulose nitrate

Science definitions for nitrocellulose

nitrocellulose

[ nī′trō-sĕl′yə-lōs′ ]

A pulpy or cottonlike polymer derived from cellulose treated with sulfuric and nitric acids. It is used in the manufacture of explosives, plastics, and solid propellants.