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PYROCELLULOSE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powderplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("pyrocellulose" is a kind of...):

cellulose nitrate; guncotton; nitrocellulose; nitrocotton (a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives)

Holonyms ("pyrocellulose" is a substance of...):

Ballistite; smokeless powder (an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant)

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