Meaning Of The Word Guncotton

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guncotton in American English
nitrocellulose in a highly nitrated form, used as an explosive substance and propellant
noun: a highly explosive cellulose nitrate, made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid: used in making smokeless powder

guncotton in British English
noun: cellulose nitrate containing a relatively large amount of nitrogen: used as an explosive

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