guncotton

[guhn-kot-n]

gun·cot·ton

[guhn-kot-n]
noun
a highly explosive cellulose nitrate, made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid: used in making smokeless powder.

Origin:
1840–50; gun1 + cotton
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Guncotton is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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guncotton (ˈɡʌnˌkɒtən)
 
n
cellulose nitrate containing a relatively large amount of nitrogen: used as an explosive

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