nitrocellulose en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellulabor. French cellule Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsuslbor. French -ose French cellulosebor. English cellulose English nitrocellulose From nitro- + cellulose.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nitrocelluloses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
trinitrocellulose · nitrocellulosic
Synonyms
gun cotton · pyrocellulose · pyroxylin · nitrocotton · cellulose nitrate · NC
Translations (26)
fi selluloosanitraatti (the chemical nitrocellulose) · hu cellulóz-nitrát (the chemical nitrocellulose) · el νιτροκυτταρίνη (the chemical nitrocellulose) · de Nitrozellulose (the chemical nitrocellulose) · de Zellulosenitrat (the chemical nitrocellulose) · ro nitroceluloză (the chemical nitrocellulose) · ca cotó pólvora (the chemical nitrocellulose) · hu nitro-cellulóz (the chemical nitrocellulose) · pl bawełna strzelnicza (the chemical nitrocellulose) · it nitrocellulosa (the chemical nitrocellulose) · de Schießbaumwolle (the chemical nitrocellulose) · ro nitrat de celuloză (the chemical nitrocellulose) · fi nitroselluloosa (the chemical nitrocellulose) · fr fulmi-coton (the chemical nitrocellulose) · sv cellulosanitrat (the chemical nitrocellulose) · es piroxilina (the chemical nitrocellulose) · is sprengibómull (the chemical nitrocellulose) · it fulmicoton (the chemical nitrocellulose) · fr nitrocellulose (the chemical nitrocellulose) · pt algodão-pólvora (the chemical nitrocellulose) · es fulmicotón (the chemical nitrocellulose) · vi nitroxeluloza (the chemical nitrocellulose) · es nitrocelulosa (the chemical nitrocellulose) · de Pyroxylin (the chemical nitrocellulose) · es algodón pólvora (the chemical nitrocellulose) · gv cadee gunney (the chemical nitrocellulose)