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Paper-pulp that has been impregnated with nitrates, used for the explosive charge in firearms..
After rolling, the gun-paper is dried at 212° Fahr., and has the appearance of a compact grayish mass.
In the same lecture he noticed the decomposition of gun-paper by exposure to oxygen.
Another very good material is gun-paper. which has been immersed for a few seconds in a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids, and then washed in an abundance of water.
Use gun-paper when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gun-paper means Paper-pulp that has been impregnated with nitrates, used for the explosive charge in firearms..
Common synonyms include papyroxylin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
After rolling, the gun-paper is dried at 212° Fahr., and has the appearance of a compact grayish mass.
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