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xyloidine

xyloidine is the alternative form of xyloidin.

Meaning of xyloidin

Noun

xyloidin (countable and uncountable, plural xyloidins)

  1. (dated) An explosive compound resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch.
    Synonyms:
    nitramidin

Forms of xyloidine

pluralxyloidines

Questions about xyloidine

What is xyloidine the alternative form of?
Xyloidine is the alternative form of xyloidin.

Words near xyloidine in the dictionary

  1. xylohydroquinone
  2. xylohydroquinones
  3. xyloid
  4. xyloid jasper
  5. xyloidin
  6. xyloidine
  7. xyloidines
  8. xyloidins
  9. xyloidone
  10. Xylokastro
  11. Xylokastron

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