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PYROXYLIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
Synonyms:
pyroxylin; pyroxyline
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pyroxylin" is a kind of...):
cellulose nitrate; guncotton; nitrocellulose; nitrocotton (a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives)
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