Nitrocellulose

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title: Nitrocellulose
text: Nitrocellulose is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid. One of its first major uses was as guncotton, a replacement for gunpowder as propellant in firearms. It was also used to replace gunpowder as a low-order explosive in mining and other applications. In the form of collodion it was also a critical component in an early photographic emulsion, the use of which revolutionized photography in the 1860s. In the 20th
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description: Highly flammable compound
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrocellulose
date created: 2002-06-19T16:32:55Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T14:43:20Z
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