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CELLULOSE NITRATE [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A nitric acid ester of cellulose.

CONT

Guncotton is nitrocellulose that has more than 13 percent nitrogen. ... Less completely nitrated celluloses are called collodion cotton, pyroxylin, or soluble nitrocellulose because they dissolve in ether-alcohol solvent.

OBS

cellulose nitrate; CN: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Ester nitrique de la cellulose.

CONT

Esters nitriques. [...] Parmi les plus connus on peut citer : les nitrocelluloses, obtenues en nitrant de la cellulose purifiée de coton (linters) ou de bois par des mélanges sulfonitriques de concentration variable suivant le taux d'azote recherché [...]

OBS

nitrate de cellulose; CN : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

OBS

nitrocellulose : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
DEF

Éster del ácido nítrico de la celulosa.

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Record 2 2003-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

A transparent plastic once used almost universally as a film base. Because of its high flammability it has largely been replaced by cellulose acetate and other plastics as film bases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Matière plastique translucide qu'on utilisait autrefois pour la fabrication des supports de film. En raison de son inflammabilité élevée, il a été remplacé en grande partie par l'acétate de cellulose et autres matières plastiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotografía
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