We found 3 definitions of nitrocelluloses from 2 different sources.
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nitrocellulose - a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives | ||
cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocotton | ||
cellulose ester any ester of cellulose with an acid | ||
nitrate any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) | ||
celluloid highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics | ||
blasting gelatin mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin | ||
cordite explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords | ||
pyrocellulose nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder |