guncotton
[
guhn
-kot-n]
/ˈgʌnˌkɒt n/
noun
1.
a highly explosive cellulose nitrate, made by digesting clean
cotton
in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid: used in making smokeless powder.
Origin
1840-50;
gun
1
+
cotton
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British Dictionary definitions for
guncotton
guncotton
/
ˈɡʌnˌkɒt
ə
n
/
noun
1.
cellulose nitrate containing a relatively large amount of nitrogen: used as an explosive