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guncotton

/ˈɡʌnkɒtn/noun

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noun
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    [U]

    a powerful explosive made by treating cotton with nitric and sulphuric acids

    गन-कॉटन, कपास से बना शक्तिशाली विस्फोटक

    • Guncotton was used in the nineteenth century as an explosive in mines.
    • The chemist made guncotton by soaking cotton in strong acids.
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GK: guncotton is chemically known as nitrocellulose.

GK: guncotton को रासायनिक रूप से nitrocellulose कहा जाता है।