nitrocellulose
Plural: nitrocelluloses
Noun
- a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
- A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.
Origin / Etymology
From nitro- + cellulose.
Synonyms
cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocotton, NC, gun cotton, pyrocellulose, pyroxylin
Scrabble Score: 0
nitrocellulose: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionarynitrocellulose: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
nitrocellulose: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 0
nitrocellulose is not valid in Words With Friends