xyloidin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

xyloid +‎ -in

Noun[edit]

xyloidin (countable and uncountable, plural xyloidins)

  1. (organic chemistry, dated) An explosive compound resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch.

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