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1. pyroxylin
a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
Etymology: (1830–40; pyro - + Gk xýl(on) wood + -in1)
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1. (noun) pyroxylin, pyroxyline
highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
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1. (noun) pyroxylin
a substance resembling gun cotton in composition and properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc.; -- called also pyroxyle
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