pyroxylin Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
pyroxyline.
WordNet
Py*rox"y*lin noun
Definitions
(Chem.) A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc.; -- called also pyroxyle .