pyrocellulose

Questions

What does pyrocellulose mean?

nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) used in the manufacture of smokeless powder.

Where does pyrocellulose come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English cellulose English pyrocellulose From pyro- + cellulose.

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