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Meanings of cellulose nitrate in English

Portuguese
trinitrocelulose
Catalan
nitrocel·lulosa
Spanish
nitrato de celulosa
Wikidata

A nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives.

        trinitrocelulose

        Material of cellulose nitrate plasticized with camphor.

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              Usage of cellulose nitrate in English
              1
              An American inventor, John Wesley Hyatt, came up with celluloid, a cellulose nitrate compound, now commonly regarded as the first plastic.
              The new yorker
              2
              Cellulose itself cannot act as a food supply, and it seems probable that if glycerol is present cellulose nitrate is no longer made use of.
              Researches on Cellulose, 1895-1900
              3
              (2) By treating the fibrous cellulose nitrates with liquid solvents of the high nitrate diluted with non-solvent liquids, and more especially water.
              Researches on Cellulose, 1895-1900
              Translations for cellulose nitrate