English Explanatory Dictionary

xyloidin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An explosive compound resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch.

Word forms

xyloidin xyloidins

Etymology

From xyloid + -in.

Synonyms

nitramidin
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