| / English Dictionary |
PYROCELLULOSE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder
Classified under:
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)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
