nitrocellulose

From nitro- +‎ cellulose.

nitrocellulose (countable and uncountable, plural nitrocelluloses)

1. (organic chemistry) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.

• cellulose nitrate
• gun cotton
• nitrocotton
• pyrocellulose
• pyroxylin

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nitrocellulose f (plural nitrocelluloses)

1. nitrocellulose

• “nitrocellulose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /ˌni.tro.t͡ʃel.luˈlo.se/, /ˌni.tro.t͡ʃel.luˈlo.ze/
• Rhymes: -ose, -oze
• Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧cel‧lu‧ló‧se

nitrocellulose f pl

1. plural of nitrocellulosa