pyrocellulose

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noun

nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) used in the manufacture of smokeless powder.

OriginEnglish cellulose ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) →
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Meanings

nounpyrocellulose (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrynitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) used in the manufacture of smokeless powder.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nitrocellulose

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishcellulose
  7. Englishpyrocellulose

From pyro- + cellulose.

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Translations

Greek πυροκυτταρίνη
  • πυροκυτταρίνη (pyrokyttaríni)Translations
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APA

pyrocellulose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrocellulose

MLA

“pyrocellulose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrocellulose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrocellulose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrocellulose.

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