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Noun: pyroxyline  pI'rók-su-lin
  1. Highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
    "pyroxyline-based lacquers were once commonly used in furniture finishing";
    - pyroxylin

Derived forms: pyroxylines

Type of: cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton

Encyclopedia: Pyroxyline