nitrostarch

 [nahy-truh-stahrch]  

ni·tro·starch

   [nahy-truh-stahrch]
noun Chemistry.
an orange powder, C12H12N8O26, soluble in ethanol, used in explosives.
Origin:
nitro- + starch
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Nitrostarch is always a great word to know.
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rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and light, or a chemical combination attended by production of heat and light
noting compounds that readily decompose or change into other compounds
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