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Pyroxylin

Pyroxylin Meaning & Definition
Pyroxylin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pyroxylin?

[n] highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyroxylin: pyroxyline

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See Also | cellulose nitrate | guncotton | nitrocellulose | nitrocotton

Pyroxylin In Webster's Dictionary

\Py*rox"y*lin\, n. (Chem.) A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc.; -- called also {pyroxyle}.

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