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bn:00017060n

Noun Concept

Categories: 1846 introductions, Storage media, Cellulose, Explosive polymers, Chemicals that do not have a ChemSpider ID assigned

cellulose nitrate nitrocellulose guncotton nitrocotton C6H8(NO2)2O5

A nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives WordNet 3.0

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A nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Nitrocellulose is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid. Wikipedia

Highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to nitric acid or to another nitrating agent Wikidata

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

The chemical nitrocellulose. Wiktionary (translation)

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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Sytin Military Encyclopedia

DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR

Schonbein

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton

Wikipedia

nitrocellulose

Wikidata

guncotton, nitrocellulose

Wiktionary

nitrocellulose

Wikidata Alias

cellulose nitrate, flash cotton, flash paper, flash string, gun-cotton, gun cotton, guncotton, pyroxyline