Pyroxylin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  pyroxylin \py*rox"y*lin\, n. (Chem.)
     A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and
     properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified
     and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc.; -- called also
     {pyroxyle}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pyroxylin
       n : highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and
           plastics and lacquers [syn: {pyroxyline}]