The fabric that burns the fastest is guncotton

Cellulose products are used for:

- paper

- fillers in medications

- packing material

- insulation

- guncotton (nitrocellulose)

Black powder consists of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur in the ratio 75:15:10. In guns, smokeless powder is used which consists mainly of nitrocellulose(also called guncotton).

China. Gunpowder was invented during the 9th century, by an unknown inventor. During the 10th century, the Chinese began to use a weapon called the "fire lance," one of the earliest confirmed gunpowder weapons. This invention was later followed by the invention of the mine, the cannon, and the firearm.

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern G--C-T---. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter G and 4th letter C and 6th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are:

guncotton