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pyroxyl

pyroxyl is the archaic form of pyroxylin.

Meaning of pyroxylin

Noun

pyroxylin (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxylins)

  1. A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers.
    Synonyms:
    fulmicotton

Questions about pyroxyl

What is pyroxyl the archaic form of?
Pyroxyl is the archaic form of pyroxylin.

Words near pyroxyl in the dictionary

  1. pyroxferroites
  2. pyroxidine
  3. pyroxmangite
  4. pyroxychlor
  5. pyroxyfur
  6. pyroxyl
  7. pyroxyle
  8. pyroxyles
  9. pyroxylic
  10. pyroxylic spirit
  11. pyroxylin

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