gun-paper

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1. uncountableusuallyPaper-pulp that has been impregnated with nitrates, used for the explosive charge in firearms.

   In the same lecture he noticed the decomposition of gun-paper by exposure to oxygen.

   1873, Van Nostrand's Eclectic Engineering Magazine - Volume 9, page 265

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   After rolling, the gun-paper is dried at 212° Fahr., and has the appearance of a compact grayish mass.

   1867, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art, page 102

   Another very good material is gun-paper. which has been immersed for a few seconds in a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids, and then washed in an abundance of water.

   1886, English Mechanics and the World of Science - Volume 42, page 293

   Synonyms: papyroxylin