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cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton
a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
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cellulose acetate
an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes
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cellulose xanthate, viscose
a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
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pyrocellulose
nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder
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pyroxylin, pyroxyline
highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
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cellulose triacetate, triacetate
cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film
