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Definition of Guncotton
1. Noun. A nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives.
Substance meronyms: Blasting Gelatin, Cordite, Celluloid
Generic synonyms: Cellulose Ester, Nitrate
Specialized synonyms: Pyrocellulose, Pyroxylin, Pyroxyline
Definition of Guncotton
1. Noun. nitrocellulose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Guncotton
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guncotton
Literary usage of Guncotton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"No alkali is added tu guncotton when it is to be used for the ... The dried
guncotton should withstand the Abel heat test (see Stability trate) at 7<Hi°('. ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"detonator than when dry.1 A email charge of dry guncotton will, however, detonate
the wet matt-Hal, and this peculiarity is made use of in the employment of ..."
3. Technology of Cellulose Esters: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the by Edward Chauncey Worden (1921)
"Gentieu guncotton Dehydrator 2144 246. Edson Process for Drying N ... Compression of
guncotton 2165 254. guncotton Sectional Charges 2167 255. ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"At tie earliest stage of the development of guncotton the advantage of its
smokeless combustion was fully appreciated (see ..."
5. Lectures on Explosives: A Course of Lectures Prepared Especially as a Manual by Willoughby Walke (1897)
"The wrung guncotton is taken from the wringer by hand, the hands being covered
with rubber gloves, and it then passes to the Immersion-tub. ..."
6. Lectures on Explosives: A Course of Lectures Prepared Especially as a Manual by Willoughby Walke (1900)
"The wrung guncotton is taken from the wringer by hand, the hands being covered
with rubber gloves, and it then passes to the Immersion-tub. ..."
7. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"A charge of compressed wet guncotton may be exploded, even under water, ...
The explosive wave from the dry guncotton primer is in fact better responded to ..."
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