pyroxylin

py·rox·y·lin

 (pī-rŏk′sə-lĭn) also py·rox·y·line (-lēn′, -lĭn)

n.

See nitrocellulose.

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pyroxylin

(paɪˈrɒksɪlɪn) or

pyroxyline

n

(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

[C19: from pyro- + xyl(o)- + -in]

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py•rox•y•lin

(paɪˈrɒk sə lɪn, pə-)

or py•rox•y•line (-lɪn, -ˌlin)

n.

a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.

[1830–40; pyro- + Greek xýl(on) wood + -in¹]

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Noun

1.

pyroxylin - highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers pyroxyline cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton - a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives

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