nitrocotton
Americannoun
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Origin of nitrocotton
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Generally nitrocotton contains about 12 to 13 per cent of nitrogen.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Rifleite: insoluble nitrocotton 1.7 per cent, soluble nitrocotton 82.5 per cent, nitro-body 4.8 per cent.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Ballistite: equal parts of nitroglycerine and soluble nitrocotton with some mineral jelly.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Blasting gelatine contains 93 per cent nitroglycerine and 7 per cent nitrocotton.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Propellant Explosives.—The chief propellants arc nitrocellulose, also called nitrocotton or guncotton, and nitroglycerine.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
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