(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:24:11

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.

 

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