pyroxylin

Definitions of pyroxylin
  1. noun
    highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
    synonyms: pyroxyline
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    type of:
    cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton
    a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
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