colloxylin

  • 1colloxylin — SYN: pyroxylin. [G. kolla, glue, + xylinos, woody, fr. xylon, wood] …

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  • 2pyroxylin — Consists chiefly of cellulose tetranitrate, obtained by the action of nitric and sulfuric acid s on cotton; used in the preparation of collodion. SYN: colloxylin, dinitrocellulose, nitrocellulose, soluble gun cotton, xyloidin. [ …

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