"pyroxylin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pyroxylins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pyroxylin (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxylins)
  1. (organic chemistry) A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: fulmicotton, pyroxyle, pyroxyline [archaic] Translations (form of nitrocellulose): пироксѝлӣн [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), piroksìlīn [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)

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