cellulose nitrate
noun
any of a group of nitric esters of cellulose, used in the manufacture of lacquers and explosives.
Also called
nitrocellulose,
nitrocotton.
Origin of cellulose nitrate
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby cellulose nitrate
cellulitis,
celluloid,
cellulolytic,
cellulose,
cellulose acetate,
cellulose nitrate,
cellulose triacetate,
cellulosic,
celo-navigation,
celom,
celonychia
British Dictionary definitions for cellulose nitrate
cellulose nitrate
noun
a compound made by treating cellulose with nitric and sulphuric acids, used in plastics, lacquers, and explosives: a nitrogen-containing ester of cellulose
Also called (not in chemical usage): nitrocellulose See also guncotton
Medical definitions for cellulose nitrate
cellulose nitrate
n.
A pulpy or cottonlike polymer derived from cellulose treated with sulfuric and nitric acids and used in the manufacture of explosives and plastics.
nitrocellulose