guncotton in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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The revolutionaries also obtained ice from a restaurant to assist in the manufacture of guncotton using nitric and sulphuric acid.
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Since cordite contained guncotton (nitrocellulose) and nitroglycerine, cartridges loaded with this formulation were often prefixed by nitro as a means of differentiation.
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The guncotton problem is not completely solved even today, as an occasional batch of smokeless powder will still deteriorate, although this is extremely rare.
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The basic propellant charges were contained in 4 small white cambric bags each containing 1 oz of guncotton yarn.
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The business later diversified into the production of blasting gelatine, gelignite, ballistite, guncotton, and cordite.
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The warhead's charge of wet guncotton weighed 132 pounds.
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