"nitrocellulose" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nitrocelluloses [plural]
Etymology: From nitro- + cellulose. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|nitro-|cellulose}} nitro- + cellulose Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} 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. Wikipedia link: nitrocellulose Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: cellulose nitrate, gun cotton, nitrocotton, pyrocellulose, pyroxylin Translations (the chemical nitrocellulose): cotó pólvora (Catalan), selluloosanitraatti (Finnish), nitroselluloosa (Finnish), nitrocellulose [feminine] (French), fulmi-coton (French), Schießbaumwolle [feminine] (German), Nitrozellulose (German), Zellulosenitrat (German), Pyroxylin [neuter] (German), νιτροκυτταρίνη (nitrokyttaríni) [feminine] (Greek), cellulóz-nitrát (Hungarian), nitro-cellulóz (Hungarian), sprengibómull (Icelandic), nitrocellulosa [feminine] (Italian), fulmicoton (Italian), cadee gunney [masculine] (Manx), bawełna strzelnicza (Polish), algodão-pólvora (Portuguese), nitroceluloză [feminine] (Romanian), nitrat de celuloză [masculine] (Romanian), nitrocelulosa [feminine] (Spanish), fulmicotón (Spanish), algodón pólvora (Spanish), piroxilina (Spanish), cellulosanitrat [neuter] (Swedish), nitroxeluloza (Vietnamese)

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