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Parkesine

Parkes"ine\, n. [So called from Mr. Parkes, the inventor.] A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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