gunpaper

[ guhn-pey-per ]
/ ˈgʌnˌpeɪ pər /

noun Military.

a type of paper treated with nitric acid so that it has a composition similar to that of guncotton.

Origin of gunpaper

First recorded in 1850–55; gun1 + paper

British Dictionary definitions for gunpaper

gunpaper
/ (ˈɡʌnˌpeɪpə) /

noun

a cellulose nitrate explosive made by treating paper with nitric acid