py·rox·y·lin (p -r k s -l n) also py·rox·y·line (-l n , -ln)n. A highly flammable nitrocellulose used in the manufacture of collodion, plastics, and lacquers. |
pyroxylin [paɪˈrɒksɪlɪn]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a yellow substance obtained by nitrating cellulose with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; guncotton: used to make collodion, plastics, lacquers, and adhesives
[from pyro- + xyl(o)- + -in]
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| Noun | 1. | pyroxylin - highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton - a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives |
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