nitrocellulose
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English
Etymology
Noun
nitrocellulose (countable and uncountable, plural nitrocelluloses)
- (organic chemistry) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.
Synonyms
Translations
the chemical nitrocellulose
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French
Pronunciation
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Noun
nitrocellulose f (plural nitrocelluloses)
Further reading
- “nitrocellulose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌni.tro.t͡ʃel.luˈlo.se/, /ˌni.tro.t͡ʃel.luˈlo.ze/
- Rhymes: -ose, -oze
- Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧cel‧lu‧ló‧se
Noun
nitrocellulose f pl