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pyroxylin

N สารประกอบ ไน โตร เซลลูโลส 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PYROXYLIN

PYROXYLIN Py *rox "y *lin, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc. ; -- called also pyroxyle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pyroxylin

py rox y lin |pīˈräksələn, pə -paɪˈrɑksələn | ▶noun Chemistry a form of nitrocellulose that is less highly nitrated and is soluble in ether and alcohol. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French pyroxyline, from Greek pur ‘fire ’ + xulon ‘wood. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

pyroxylin

pyroxylin |pʌɪˈrɒksɪlɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a form of nitrocellulose which is less highly nitrated and is soluble in ether and alcohol. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French pyroxyline, from Greek pur ‘fire ’ + xulon ‘wood ’.