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/gun"kot'n/, n.a highly explosive cellulose nitrate, made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid: used in making smokeless powder.[1840-50; GUN1 + COTTON]
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Guncotton — Gun cot ton See under {Gun}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guncotton — [gun′kät΄ n] n. nitrocellulose in a highly nitrated form, used as an explosive substance and propellant … English World dictionary
guncotton — piroksilinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Sprogstamoji medžiaga iš trinitroceliuliozės. atitikmenys: angl. guncotton; pyroxylin rus. пироксилин … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
guncotton — noun Date: 1846 nitrocellulose; especially an explosive highly nitrated product used chiefly in smokeless powder … New Collegiate Dictionary
guncotton — noun nitrocellulose … Wiktionary
guncotton — gun·cot·ton gən .kät ən n any of various cellulose nitrates esp an explosive consisting of a higher nitrated product (as one containing at least 13.2 percent nitrogen) * * * gun·cot·ton (gun kotґən) pyroxylin … Medical dictionary
guncotton — n. highly explosive compound … English contemporary dictionary
guncotton — noun a highly nitrated form of nitrocellulose, used as an explosive … English new terms dictionary
guncotton — gun•cot•ton [[t]ˈgʌnˌkɒt n[/t]] n. chem. a highly explosive nitrocellulose made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid and used in making smokeless powder • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
guncotton — /ˈgʌnkɒtn/ (say gunkotn) noun a highly explosive cellulose nitrate, made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulphuric acid …
