trinitrocellulose
Nitrocellulose; gun cottonNitrocellulose; gun cotton.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, uncountable)Nitrocellulose; gun cotton.
Origin
From tri- + nitrocellulose, because regarded as containing three nitro groups.From tri- + nitrocellulose, because regarded as containing three nitro groups.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable