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pyroxyle

pyroxyle 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

Forms of pyroxyle

pluralpyroxyles

Questions about pyroxyle

What is pyroxyle the archaic form of?
Pyroxyle is the archaic form of pyroxylin.

Words near pyroxyle in the dictionary

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

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