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nitrocotton

[ nahy-troh-kot-n ]

noun

, Chemistry.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nitrocotton1

First recorded in 1895–1900; nitro- + cotton
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Example Sentences

After the nitration, the acid is removed and the nitrocotton boiled up in water to stabilize it.

Wet nitrocotton is quite safe although it can be detonated, but dry nitrocotton is very dangerous.

Collodion Cotton: low nitralion nitrocotton, soluble in a mixture of ether and alcohol.

Ballistite: equal parts of nitroglycerine and soluble nitrocotton with some mineral jelly.

Generally nitrocotton contains about 12 to 13 per cent of nitrogen.

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