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Noun: cellulose nitrate
  1. A nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
    - nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton

Derived forms: cellulose nitrates

Type of: cellulose ester, nitrate

Part of: blasting gelatin, celluloid, cordite

Encyclopedia: Cellulose nitrate

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