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guncotton

/ɡˈʌnkˈɑtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
gun-cot-ton
IPA
/ɡˈʌnkˈɑtən/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

nitrocellulose

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From gun + cotton.

Usage

Inflected Forms

guncottons (plural)

Synonyms

cellulose nitrate nitrocellulose nitrocotton

Rhymes With

gotten forgotten cotton rotten groton totten wotton cotten misbegotten totton scotton botten

Questions

How do you pronounce guncotton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈʌnkˈɑtən/.
What does guncotton mean?
nitrocellulose
Where does guncotton come from?
From gun + cotton.

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