gun-paper
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Noun
gun-paper (usually uncountable, plural gun-papers)
- Paper-pulp that has been impregnated with nitrates, used for the explosive charge in firearms.
- 1867, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art, page 102:
- After rolling, the gun-paper is dried at 212° Fahr., and has the appearance of a compact grayish mass.
- 1873, Van Nostrand's Eclectic Engineering Magazine - Volume 9, page 265:
- In the same lecture he noticed the decomposition of gun-paper by exposure to oxygen.
- 1886, English Mechanics and the World of Science - Volume 42, page 293:
- Another very good material is gun-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.
Synonyms
- papyroxylin (obs.)
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