Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyroxylin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: py-rox-ylin
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyroxylins (plural) pyroxyl (alternative, archaic) pyroxyle (alternative, archaic) pyroxyline (alternative, archaic)

Synonyms

fulmicotton pyroxyline

Questions

What does pyroxylin mean?: A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers.

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