Synonyms:
cellulose_nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton
Meaning: a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
Usage examples
With them they brought a ton and a half of guncotton.
Every pound of guncotton did its work, and though the ruins burned, it was but feebly.
They could have forced their explosives farther in the burning section, but not a pound of guncotton could be or was wasted.
Chloroform, nitrous oxide gas, and ether had been placed at the service of the physician in saving life, and the revolver, guncotton, and nitroglycerine added to the agencies for slaughter.