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pyrocotton

pyrocotton noun: nitrated cotton, a high explosive that is the main constituent of smokeless powder.

Noun

pyrocotton (uncountable)

  1. Nitrated cotton, a high explosive that is the main constituent of smokeless powder.

Origin of pyrocotton

From pyro- + cotton.

Questions about pyrocotton

What does pyrocotton mean?
Pyrocotton means nitrated cotton, a high explosive that is the main constituent of smokeless powder.
What part of speech is pyrocotton?
Pyrocotton is a noun.

Words near pyrocotton in the dictionary

  1. pyrocollodion
  2. pyroconductivity
  3. pyroconvection
  4. pyroconvective
  5. pyroconversion
  6. pyrocotton
  7. pyrocultural
  8. pyroculture
  9. pyrocumuli
  10. pyrocumulonimbi
  11. pyrocumulonimbus

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