cellulose nitrate

cellulose nitrate
any of a group of nitric esters of cellulose, used in the manufacture of lacquers and explosives. Also called nitrocellulose, nitrocotton.
[1890-95]

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  • cellulose nitrate — n any of several esters of nitric acid formed by the action of nitric acid on cellulose (as paper, linen, or cotton) and used for making explosives, plastics, and varnishes called also nitrocellulose see GUNCOTTON, PYROXYLIN …   Medical dictionary

  • cellulose nitrate — cellulose nitrate. См. нитроцеллюлоза. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • cellulose nitrate — n. NITROCELLULOSE …   English World dictionary

  • cellulose nitrate — nitroceliuliozė statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis HNO₃ ir H₂SO₄ mišiniu paveikta celiuliozė. formulė Formulę žr. priede. priedas( ai) Grafinis formatas atitikmenys: angl. cellulose nitrate; nitrocellulose rus. нитроклетчатка; нитроцеллюлоза …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • cellulose nitrate — noun a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives • Syn: ↑nitrocellulose, ↑guncotton, ↑nitrocotton • Hypernyms: ↑cellulose ester, ↑nitrate • Hyponyms: ↑pyrocellu …   Useful english dictionary

  • cellulose nitrate — /ˌsɛljəloʊs ˈnaɪtreɪt/ (say .selyuhlohs nuytrayt) noun a nitric ester of cellulose used in the manufacture of lacquers and explosives …  

  • cellulose nitrate — noun Date: 1880 nitrocellulose …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cellulose nitrate — noun The compound nitrocellulose …   Wiktionary

  • cellulose nitrate — noun nitrocellulose …   English new terms dictionary

  • cellulose nitrate — cel′lulose ni′trate n. chem. nitrocellulose • Etymology: 1890–95 …   From formal English to slang

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