Gun-cotton

  • 81City of Halifax — Halifax Jipugtug Chebucto Halafacs (Gaelic)   Metropolitan area   …

    Wikipedia

  • 82Newington Armory — The RAN Armament Depot Newington was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) armament depot at Newington, New South Wales, Australia. Contents 1 History 1.1 Military Magazine 1.2 Royal Australian Navy …

    Wikipedia

  • 83Frederick Augustus Abel — Sir Frederick Augustus Abel (Londres 17 juillet 1827 – Londres 6 septembre 1902) était un chimiste britannique. Il a étudié avec Sir Andrew Noble, les explosifs et trouvé le traitement qui permet de rendre stables les nitrocellulose. On lui doit… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 84Abel [2] — Abel, 1) Karl Friedrich, der letzte Gambenvirtuos, geb. 1725, gest. 20. Juni 1787 in London, war 1748–58 Mitglied der Hofkapelle in Dresden, seit 1759 in London, wo er mit Joh. Christian Bach bis zu dessen Tode (1782) Abonnementkonzerte (die Bach …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 85motion-picture technology — Introduction       the means for the production and showing of motion pictures. It includes not only the motion picture camera and projector but also such technologies as those involved in recording sound, in editing both picture and sound, in… …

    Universalium

  • 86Celluloid — 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, malachite, etc.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 87Collodion — 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 coating for… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 88Collodion process — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 89Detonating — Det o*na ting, a. & n. from {Detonate}. [1913 Webster] {Detonating gas}, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report upon ignition. {Detonating powder}, any powder or solid substance, as… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 90Detonating gas — Detonating Det o*na ting, a. & n. from {Detonate}. [1913 Webster] {Detonating gas}, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report upon ignition. {Detonating powder}, any powder or solid… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English