nitrocellulose

Questions

How do you pronounce nitrocellulose?

The recorded pronunciation is /nˌaɪtɹoʊsˈɛljəlˌoʊs/.

What does nitrocellulose mean?

A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.

Where does nitrocellulose come from?

Etymology tree Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellulabor. French cellule Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsuslbor. French -ose French cellulosebor. English cellulose English nitrocellulose From nitro- + cellulose.

How to pronounce nitrocellulose

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