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pyrocellulose

pyrocellulose noun: nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) used in the manufacture of smokeless powder.

Noun

pyrocellulose (uncountable)

  1. nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) used in the manufacture of smokeless powder.

Origin of pyrocellulose

From pyro- + cellulose.

Questions about pyrocellulose

What does pyrocellulose mean?
Pyrocellulose means nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) used in the manufacture of smokeless powder.
What part of speech is pyrocellulose?
Pyrocellulose is a noun.

Words near pyrocellulose in the dictionary

  1. pyrocatechinic
  2. pyrocatechins
  3. pyrocatechol
  4. pyrocatechols
  5. pyrocatechuic acid
  6. pyrocellulose
  7. Pyrocene
  8. pyrocentric
  9. pyroceram
  10. pyrochemical
  11. pyrochemically

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