Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Nitrocellulose \Ni`tro*cel"lu*lose`\, n. [Nitro- + cellulose.]
   (Chem.)
   See {Gun cotton}, under {Gun}.

Source : WordNet®

nitrocellulose
     n : nitric acid esters; used in lacquers and explosives [syn: {cellulose
         nitrate}, {guncotton}, {nitrocotton}]