pyroxylin

/pahy-rok-suh-lin, puh-/US // paɪˈrɒk sə lɪn, pə- //UK // (paɪˈrɒksɪlɪn) //

辉绿霉素,辉瑞林,辉绿素,辉瑞霉素

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.

The silk referred to is made from a solution of that inflammable material of tremendous force known as gun-cotton, or pyroxylin.
These nitrates are variously known as nitrocellulose, pyroxylin, and gun cotton.
The lower nitrates, known as pyroxylin, are less explosive, although still very inflammable.
A viscid fluid formed by dissolving pyroxylin (Schnbeins gun-cotton) in a mixture of ether and alcohol.
To a saturated solution of tannic acid in alcohol and ether, in equal parts, add as much pyroxylin as the liquid will dissolve.