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- [guhn-kot-n]
- /ˈgʌnˌkɒt n/
- /ˈɡʌnk.ɒt.n̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [guhn-kot-n]
- /ˈgʌnˌkɒt n/
Definitions of guncotton word
- noun guncotton a highly explosive cellulose nitrate, made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid: used in making smokeless powder. 1
- noun guncotton A highly nitrated form of nitrocellulose, used as an explosive. 1
- noun guncotton cellulose nitrate containing a relatively large amount of nitrogen: used as an explosive 0
- noun guncotton nitrocellulose in a highly nitrated form, used as an explosive substance and propellant 0
- noun guncotton nitrocellulose. 0
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Origin of guncotton
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; gun1 + cotton
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Parts of speech for Guncotton
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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guncotton popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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