What does papyroxylin mean?
Papyroxylin means (obsolete) Synonym of gun-paper..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) Synonym of gun-paper..
Gun-paper, or papyroxyline, is 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 papyroxylin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Papyroxylin means (obsolete) Synonym of gun-paper..
Common synonyms include gun-paper.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Gun-paper, or papyroxyline, is 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.
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