|  guncotton 
 
 a nitric acid ester;
 used in lacquers and explosives
 • Syn:
 cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton
 • Hypernyms:
 cellulose ester, nitrate
 • Hyponyms:
 pyrocellulose, pyroxylin, pyroxyline
 • Substance Holonyms:
 celluloid, blasting gelatin, cordite
 
 
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