Etymology

pyrocellulose

P3Y4R1O1C3E1L1L1U1L1O1S1E1

Today it means: nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) used in the manufacture of smokeless powder. Full definition →

English cellulose ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishcellulose
  7. English todaypyrocellulose

From pyro- + cellulose.

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