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nitrostarch

nitrostarch noun: an explosive powder prepared by the nitration of starch; used for demolition.

Noun

nitrostarch (usually uncountable, plural nitrostarches)

  1. (usually) An explosive powder prepared by the nitration of starch; used for demolition.

Forms of nitrostarch

pluralnitrostarches

Origin of nitrostarch

From nitro- + starch.

Questions about nitrostarch

What does nitrostarch mean?
Nitrostarch means an explosive powder prepared by the nitration of starch; used for demolition.
What part of speech is nitrostarch?
Nitrostarch is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrostarch?
The plural of nitrostarch is nitrostarches.

Words near nitrostarch in the dictionary

  1. nitrosothiol
  2. nitrosothiols
  3. nitrosourea
  4. nitrosoureas
  5. nitrosoxidative
  6. nitrostarch
  7. nitrostarches
  8. nitrostyrene
  9. nitrostyrenes
  10. nitrosubstituted
  11. nitrosyl

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