ni·tro·cel·lu·lose (nī
trō-sěl
yə-lōs
, -lōz
)
n.A pulpy or cottonlike polymer derived from cellulose treated with sulfuric and nitric acids and used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion, plastics, and solid monopropellants. Also called
guncotton, cellulose nitrate.
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