nitrocellulose

English

Etymology

From nitro- +‎ cellulose.

Noun

nitrocellulose (countable and uncountable, plural nitrocelluloses)

(organic chemistry) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.

Synonyms

Translations

the chemical nitrocellulose

Finnish: selluloosanitraatti, nitroselluloosa (fi)
Italian: nitrocellulosa (it) f
Manx: cadee gunney m

Romanian: nitroceluloză (ro) f, nitrat de celuloză m
Swedish: cellulosanitrat n
Vietnamese: nitroxeluloza

Italian

Noun

nitrocellulose f pl

plural of nitrocellulosa

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