pyrocellulose

noun

py·​ro·​cellulose

¦pī(ˌ)rō+

: cellulose nitrate that is of lower degree of nitration than guncotton and that is used in smokeless powders

Word History

Etymology

pyr- + cellulose

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Rhymes for pyrocellulose

• hemicellulose
• methylcellulose
• nitrocellulose
• adios
• adipose
• amylose
• bellicose
• cellulose
• centavos
• comatose
• diagnose
• grandiose