nitrocellulose

Synonyms:

cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocotton

Types:

pyrocellulose

nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder

pyroxylin, pyroxyline

highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers

Type of:

cellulose ester

any ester of cellulose with an acid

nitrate

any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)