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nitrocellulose

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nitrocellulose/nʌɪtrəʊˈsɛljʊləʊz/

▶noun Chemistry a highly flammable material made by treating cellulose with concentrated nitric acid, used to make explosives and celluloid.

'nitrocellulose' also found in these Oxford entries:

celluloid - cellulose nitrate - collodion - cordite - gelignite - guncotton

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