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    PYROXYLIN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquersplay

    Synonyms:

    pyroxylin; pyroxyline

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("pyroxylin" is a kind of...):

    cellulose nitrate; guncotton; nitrocellulose; nitrocotton (a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives)

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