- gun|cot|ton
- gun|cot|ton «GUHN KOT uhn», noun.an explosive made by treating cotton or other cellulose fibers with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids.
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guncotton — gun·cot·ton gən .kät ən n any of various cellulose nitrates esp an explosive consisting of a higher nitrated product (as one containing at least 13.2 percent nitrogen) * * * gun·cot·ton (gun kotґən) pyroxylin … Medical dictionary
guncotton — gun•cot•ton [[t]ˈgʌnˌkɒt n[/t]] n. chem. a highly explosive nitrocellulose made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid and used in making smokeless powder • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
Guncotton — Gun cot ton See under {Gun}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cotton — The white, fluffy, fibrous covering of the seeds of a plant of the genus Gossypium (family Malvaceae); used extensively in surgical dressings. [Ar. qútun] absorbent c. c. from which all fatty matter has been extracted, so that it readily takes up … Medical dictionary
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