nitrocotton 1
noundomain: substance
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
Hypernym
any ester of cellulose with an acid
nitrate 1
noun
any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
Substance_meronym
mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin
cordite 1
noun
explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
celluloid 1
noun
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
EnglishHyponym
pyrocellulose 1
noun
nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder
pyroxylin 1
noun
highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
Substance_holonym
mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin
cordite 1
noun
explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords
celluloid 1
noun
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
