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 Definitions of guncotton  [ˈgʌnˌkɒt n]  

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Definition of 'guncotton' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) guncotton
a highly explosive nitrocellulose made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid and used in making smokeless powder.

Etymology:  (1840–50)

Definition of 'guncotton' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton
a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
Definition of 'guncotton' Webster Dictionary 

1.  guncotton
see under Gun

'guncotton' - Nearby Entries  

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