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Definition of Cellulose nitrate
1. Noun. A nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives.
Substance meronyms: Blasting Gelatin, Cordite, Celluloid
Generic synonyms: Cellulose Ester, Nitrate
Specialized synonyms: Pyrocellulose, Pyroxylin, Pyroxyline
Definition of Cellulose nitrate
1. Noun. (organic compounds) The compound nitrocellulose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cellulose Nitrate
Literary usage of Cellulose nitrate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technology of Cellulose Esters: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the by Edward Chauncey Worden (1921)
"cellulose nitrate solvent of ethyl- benzyl ether and, 2393. ... cellulose nitrate
solvent, 2394. Ethyl silicate, reducing inflammability cellulose nitrate ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"By the use of cellulose nitrate as an emulsifying agent emulsions of the ...
However, cellulose nitrate is far superior to these agents in the stability of ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1896)
"Thus Engel takes a cellulose nitrate prepared from wood, while Glaser employs that
... At the same time similar mixed cellulose nitrate powders have been ..."
4. War Work of the Bureau of Standards: April 1, 1921 by National Bureau of Standards, United States (1921)
"... cellulose nitrate Dopes cellulose nitrate or guncotton is produced by the
nitration of ... cellulose nitrate ..."
5. The Manufacture of Paper by Robert Walter Sindall (1908)
"The compound can be used in the place of cellulose nitrate, and, ... CELLULOSE
NITRATE. —A considerable number of derivatives areobtained by bringing ..."
6. Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Charles Frederick Cross (1901)
"The fact that the fibrous structure of ordinary guncotton or other cellulose
nitrate can be completely or partially destroyed by treatment with diluted ..."
7. Rubber, Resins, Paints and Varnishes by Robert Selby Morrell, Armand de Waele (1920)
"CELLULOSE ESTER VARNISHES ALTHOUGH solutions of cellulose nitrate have been known
and ... The cellulose nitrate (erroneously referred to as nitrocellulose) ..."
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