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pyroxylin
[ pahy-rok-suh-lin, puh- ]
noun
- a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
pyroxylin
/ ±è²¹ÉªËˆ°ùÉ’°ì²õɪ±ôɪ²Ô /
noun
- a yellow substance obtained by nitrating cellulose with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids; guncotton: used to make collodion, plastics, lacquers, and adhesives
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pyroxylin1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pyroxylin1
Example Sentences
The silk referred to is made from a solution of that inflammable material of tremendous force known as gun-cotton, or pyroxylin.
The quality of collodion differs according to the proportions of alcohol and ether and the nature of the pyroxylin it contains.
Raw cotton is used in compounding gun cotton or explosive cotton, also named pyroxylin, and this is used to make collodion, so extensively employed in medicine.
It consists of ordinary cotton treated with nitric and sulphuric acid and water, and has been named by chemists "pyroxylin," "nitro-cellulose," &c.
These nitrates are variously known as nitrocellulose, pyroxylin, and gun cotton.
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