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pyroxyline

pyroxyline 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 pyroxyline

What is pyroxyline the archaic form of?
Pyroxyline is the archaic form of pyroxylin.

Words near pyroxyline in the dictionary

  1. pyroxyle
  2. pyroxyles
  3. pyroxylic
  4. pyroxylic spirit
  5. pyroxylin
  6. pyroxyline
  7. pyroxylins
  8. pyrozone
  9. pyrraline
  10. pyrrazolooxadiazepine
  11. pyrrazolooxadiazepines

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