n.
A highly flammable nitrocellulose used in the manufacture of collodion, plastics, and lacquers.
pyroxylin
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py·rox·y·lin (pī-rŏk'sə-lĭn)  also py·rox·y·line
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| Columbia Encyclopedia: pyroxylin |
pyroxylin (pīrŏk'sĭlĭn) , partially nitrated cellulose (see nitrocellulose). It is used in lacquers, plastics, and artificial leathers. Pyroxylin lacquers are made by dissolving pyroxylin in a mixture of volatile solvents and adding a plasticizer and a pigment or dye. Pyroxylin plastics are made by colloiding pyroxylin with large amounts of a plasticizer such as camphor; such plastics (e.g., celluloid) are highly flammable. Collodion is a solution of pyroxylin in ether and ethanol.
| Medical Dictionary: py·rox·y·lin |
| Veterinary Dictionary: pyroxylin |
A product of the action of a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids on cotton, consisting chiefly of cellulose tetranitrate; a necessary ingredient of collodion.
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Meaning #1:
highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
Synonym: pyroxyline
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