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FULMICOTON [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

An explosive used for blasting, made by steeping cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

Explosif de sautage fait de coton traité aux acides nitrique et sulfurique.

OBS

fulmicoton: terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

OBS

fulmicoton : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

Any member of the group of commercially available nitrocelluloses that are used for properties other than their combustibility; the term is commonly used to identify products that are principally made from nitrocellulose, such as pyroxylin plastic or pyroxylin lacquer.

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. They are inferior to guncotton in explosive properties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Coton nitré à taux d'azote assez élevé pour avoir des propriétés fortement explosives.

DEF

Cellulose partiellement nitrée qui, plastifiée avec du camphre, donne le Celluloïd.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explosivos y fuegos de artificio (Industrias)
  • Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
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