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Definition of: pyroxylin
(pī·rok′sə·lin) noun Chem.
A cellulose nitrate mixture soluble in ether, alcohol, and organic solvents, less explosive than gun-cotton, and widely used in making Celluloid, lacquers, adhesives, etc. Also py·rox′y·line (-lēn, -lin). [<F pyroxyline <Gk. pyr, pyros fire + xylon wood + -INE2]
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