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Gun-Cotton

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A powerful explosive formed by the action of nitric or sulphuric acid on cotton or some similar vegetable fibre.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gun-Cotton'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/gun-cotton.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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