nitrocellulose
English
noun
Definitions
- (organic compound) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.
Etymology
Affix from English cellulose.
Origin
English
cellulose
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- carboxymethylcellulose English
- cellulase English
- cellulose English
- cellulosic English
- ethylcellulose English
- hemicellulose English
- holocellulose English
- hydrocellulose English
- hydroxyethylcellulose English
- lignocellulose English
- methylcellulose English
- mycocellulose English
- nanocellulose English
- nitrocellulosic English
- noncellulose English
- oligocellulose English
- oxycellulose English
- pectocellulose English
- phosphocellulose English
- pyrocellulose English
- trinitrocellulose English
- cellulose French
- cellulase
- cellulose
- cellulosic
- oxycellulose
- noncellulose
- holocellulose
- pyrocellulose
- hemicellulose
- mycocellulose
- nanocellulose
- hydrocellulose
- ethylcellulose
- oligocellulose
- pectocellulose
- lignocellulose
- methylcellulose
- nitrocellulosic
- phosphocellulose
- trinitrocellulose
- hydroxyethylcellulose
- carboxymethylcellulose