Gun-cotton
101Styptic collodion — Collodion Col*lo di*on, n. [Gr. ? like glue; ko lla glue + ? form. Cf. {Colloid}.] (Chem.) A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a… …
102Tonite — Ton ite, n. [Cf.L. tonare to thunder.] An explosive compound; a preparation of gun cotton. [1913 Webster] …
103Trinitrocellulose — Tri*ni tro*cel lu*lose , n. Gun cotton; so called because regarded as containing three nitro groups. [1913 Webster] …
104xylonite — Celluloid Cel lu*loid (s[e^]l [ u]*loid), n. [Cellulose + oid.] A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber,… …
105xylotile — Parkesine Parkes ine (p[aum]rks [i^]n or p[aum]rks [=e]n), n. [So called from Mr. Parkes, the inventor.] A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India …
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107Picric acid — Picric acid …
108Collodion — is a flammable, syrupy solution of pyroxylin (a.k.a. nitrocellulose , cellulose nitrate , flash paper , and gun cotton ) in ether and alcohol. There are two basic types; flexible and non flexible. The flexible type is often used as a surgical… …
109Journey to the Center of the Earth — infobox Book | name = A Journey to the Centre of the Earth title orig = Voyage au centre de la Terre translator = image caption = Book cover of the 1874 edition author = Jules Verne cover artist = country = France language = French series = The… …
110Poudre B — (from French: Poudre Blanche , meaning white powder ) or Vieille powder, was the first smokeless gunpowder.It was invented in 1886 by a French chemist called Paul Vieille. It was made out of two forms of nitrocellulose (collodion and guncotton)… …
