Meanings
nountrinitrocellulose (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablenitrocellulose; gun cotton.
Origin
From tri- + nitrocellulose, because regarded as containing three nitro groups.
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APA
trinitrocellulose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitrocellulose
MLA
“trinitrocellulose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitrocellulose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trinitrocellulose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinitrocellulose.
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