Meanings
plural pyroxylins · alternative archaic pyroxyl · alternative archaic pyroxyle · alternative archaic pyroxyline
- countableuncountablechemistryA highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers.
Synonyms: fulmicotton
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers.
More synonyms by meaning
nounhighly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan piroxilina
- piroxilinaform of nitrocellulose
French pyroxyline
- pyroxylineform of nitrocellulose
Spanish piroxilina
- piroxilinaform of nitrocellulose
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pyroxylin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroxylin
“pyroxylin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroxylin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyroxylin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroxylin.
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