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py⋅rox⋅y⋅lin

  [pahy-rok-suh-lin, puh-]
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–noun
a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
Also, py⋅rox⋅y⋅line  [pahy-rok-suh-lin, -leen, puh-] .

Origin:
1830–40; pyro- + xyl- + -in 2
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py·rox·y·lin   (pī-rŏk'sə-lĭn)   
n.  A highly flammable nitrocellulose used in the manufacture of collodion, plastics, and lacquers.
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Main Entry: py·rox·y·lin
Pronunciation: pI-'räk-s&-l&n, p&-
Function: noun
: a flammable mixture of cellulose nitratesusually with less than 12.5 percent nitrogen that is less explosive than guncotton, soluble in a mixture of ether and alcohol or other organic solvents, and used especially in making plastics andcoatings (as lacquers) —see COLLODION
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pyroxylin py·rox·y·lin (pī-rŏk'sə-lĭn)
n.
A highly flammable cellulose nitrate used in the manufacture of collodion, plastics, and lacquers. Also called trinitrocellulose.

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