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trinitrocellulose

trinitrocellulose noun: nitrocellulose; gun cotton.

Noun

trinitrocellulose (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) nitrocellulose; gun cotton.

Origin of trinitrocellulose

From tri- + nitrocellulose, because regarded as containing three nitro groups.

Questions about trinitrocellulose

What does trinitrocellulose mean?
Trinitrocellulose means nitrocellulose; gun cotton.
What part of speech is trinitrocellulose?
Trinitrocellulose is a noun.

Words near trinitrocellulose in the dictionary

  1. trinitrin
  2. trinitro
  3. trinitroaniline
  4. trinitrobenzene
  5. trinitrobenzenes
  6. trinitrocellulose
  7. trinitrocresol
  8. trinitrocresols
  9. trinitrofluorenone
  10. trinitrofluorenones
  11. trinitroglycerin

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