pyroxyline
/paɪˈrɑksəlin/
noun
- A flammable substance made by treating cotton or other plant fibers with nitric and sulfuric acids, used in making explosives, lacquers, and early photographic film.
- Early movie film was made from pyroxyline, which was highly flammable.
- The factory produced pyroxyline for use in smokeless gunpowder.
- Artists once used pyroxyline-based lacquers to give furniture a glossy finish.
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