nitrocellulosa

Italian

Etymology

From nitro- +‎ cellulosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌni.tro.t͡ʃel.luˈlo.za/, (traditional) /ˌni.tro.t͡ʃel.luˈlo.sa/
• Rhymes: -oza, (traditional) -osa
• Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧cel‧lu‧ló‧sa

Noun

nitrocellulosa f (plural nitrocellulose)

1. (organic chemistry) nitrocellulose

Further reading

• nitrocellulosa in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• nitrocellulosa in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• nitrocellulosa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• nitrocellulosa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of nitro (“nitro”) +‎ cellulosa (“cellulose”). First attested in 1877.

Noun

nitrocellulosa c

1. (organic chemistry) Synonym of cellulosanitrat.