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nitrocellulose
Also called cellulose nitrate, a mixture of highly inflammable nitrate esters of cellulose made nitration of cotton or wood pulp. The degree of nitration depends on the conditions used. Highly nitrated nitrocellulose – guncotton – is used in making propellants, dynamite, lacquers, and celluloid.
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