papyroxylin
Synonym of gun-paperSynonym of gun-paper.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of gun-paper.
Origin
From papyro- (“papyrus, paper”) + xylo- (“wood, wood pulp”) + -in (“forming substances madFrom papyro- (“papyrus, paper”) + xylo- (“wood, wood pulp”) + -in (“forming substances made from living things”), after the model of earlier pyroxylin.
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