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guncotton::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton |
| Type of | cellulose ester, nitrate |
| Has types | pyroxyline, pyrocellulose, pyroxylin |
Examples of guncotton
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Alfred Nobel then developed ballistite, by combining nitroglycerin and guncotton.
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This consisted of 58% nitroglycerin by weight, 37% guncotton and 5% petroleum jelly.
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The pellets are largely compressed nitrocellulose, also known as guncotton.
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Guncotton was more powerful than gunpowder, but at the same time was somewhat more unstable.
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However, while this guncotton was a useful high explosive it was not suitable as a propellant.
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The original Cordite Mk I consisted of 58% nitroglycerin, 37% guncotton, and 5.0% petroleum jelly.
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Nitrocellulose, produced by nitration of cellulose with nitric acid, is also known as guncotton.
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The business later diversified into the production of blasting gelatine, gelignite, ballistite, guncotton, and cordite.
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Early guncotton was unstable however, and burned very fast and hot, leading to greatly increased barrel wear.
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- Cellulose nitrate: a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
- A highly explosive nitrocellulose that's used in making smokeless gunpowder, which is made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid; also known as "smokeless powder", "Schultze powder", "poudre B", "indurite", and "cordite".
- A high-grade nitrocellulose containing 13% or more of nitrogen, insoluble in ether-alcohol but soluble in acetone and in ethyl acetate
