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papyroxyline

papyroxyline is the alternative form of papyroxylin.

Meaning of papyroxylin

Noun

papyroxylin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of gun-paper.
    • Gun-paper, or papyroxyline, is paper which has been immersed for a few seconds in a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids, and then washed in an abundance of water.1894, Selimo R. Bottone, Electrical Instrument Making for Amateurs, 6th edition, page 26
    Synonyms:
    gun-paper

Origin of papyroxyline

From papyro- + xylo- + -ine.

Questions about papyroxyline

What is papyroxyline the alternative form of?
Papyroxyline is the alternative form of papyroxylin.

Words near papyroxyline in the dictionary

  1. papyros
  2. papyrotamia
  3. papyrotint
  4. papyrotype
  5. papyroxylin
  6. papyroxyline
  7. papyrus
  8. papyruses
  9. paquebot
  10. paquebots
  11. Paquelin's thermocautery

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