"pyroxylin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pyroxylins [plural], pyroxyl [alternative, archaic], pyroxyle [alternative, archaic], pyroxyline [alternative, archaic]
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 Synonyms: fulmicotton Translations (form of nitrocellulose): пироксѝлӣн [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), piroksìlīn [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)

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Alternative forms

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