cellulose nitrate
n : any of several esters of nitric acid formed by the action of nitric acid on cellulose (as paper, linen, or cotton) and used for making explosives, plastics, and varnishes - called also nitrocellulose - see GUNCOTTON PYROXYLIN .
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