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cellulose nitrate

[ sel-yuh-lohs nahy-treyt, ‐trit ]

cellulose nitrate

noun

  1. a compound made by treating cellulose with nitric and sulphuric acids, used in plastics, lacquers, and explosives: a nitrogen-containing ester of cellulose Also called (not in chemical usage)nitrocellulose See also guncotton


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cellulose nitrate1

First recorded in 1890–95

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