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Guncotton is an English word with synonyms like nitrocellulose or nitrate. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Guncotton in a sentence

Guncotton meaning

nitrocellulose

Synonyms of Guncotton

cellulose nitrate nitrocellulose nitrocotton cellulose ester nitrate

Related words

Other words often associated with Guncotton or its synonyms:

treat compound ester process

Using Guncotton

  • The main meaning on this page is: nitrocellulose
  • Useful related words include: cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton, cellulose ester.
  • In the example corpus, guncotton often appears in combinations such as: of guncotton, guncotton manufacture.

Context around Guncotton

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

wet 1× early 1× small 1×

Often after:

manufacture 2× usage 1× nitrocellulose 1× bursting 1×

Sentence patterns with Guncotton

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accounts of guncotton usage dating 1× development of guncotton with optimism 1× early guncotton was unstable 1× guncotton manufacture ceased 1× guncotton nitrocellulose discovery 1× pounds of guncotton in a 1× process for guncotton manufacture which 1× to wet guncotton 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

early guncotton was 1× for this reason 1× guncotton manufacture ceased 1× guncotton nitrocellulose discovery 1× jules verne viewed 1× semenoff 1907 p 1×

Common sentence endings:

and unreliable fuses 1× from its body 1× guncotton with optimism 1× he named xyloïdine 1× increased barrel wear 1× patented in 1865 1×

Words around Guncotton

Just before it in the word index:

guncon 2 gunby 3 gunbu 2 gunboats 27 gunboat 25 gunbattles 2

Just after it in the word index:

gund 4 gunda 12 gundagai 10 gundam 91 gundams 2 gundani 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Guncotton

  • In this selection, "guncotton" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wet, early, small, manufacture, usage and nitrocellulose stand out and add context to how "guncotton" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accounts of guncotton usage dating and development of guncotton with optimism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "guncotton" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with guncotton

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Jules Verne viewed the development of guncotton with optimism. (9 words)

For this reason, accounts of guncotton usage dating from the early 20th century refer to "wet guncotton". (17 words)

Early guncotton was unstable, however, and burned very fast and hot, leading to greatly increased barrel wear. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Guncotton/Nitrocellulose Discovery Henri Braconnot discovered in 1832 that nitric acid, when combined with starch or wood fibers, would produce a lightweight combustible explosive material, which he named xyloïdine. (29 words)

Guncotton manufacture ceased for over 15 years until a safer procedure could be developed. citation Further research indicated the importance of very careful washing of the acidified cotton. (28 words)

While guncotton is dangerous to store, the hazards it presents can be reduced by storing it dampened with various liquids, such as alcohol. (23 words)

Example sentences (9)

For this reason, accounts of guncotton usage dating from the early 20th century refer to "wet guncotton".

Early guncotton was unstable, however, and burned very fast and hot, leading to greatly increased barrel wear.

Guncotton manufacture ceased for over 15 years until a safer procedure could be developed. citation Further research indicated the importance of very careful washing of the acidified cotton.

Guncotton/Nitrocellulose Discovery Henri Braconnot discovered in 1832 that nitric acid, when combined with starch or wood fibers, would produce a lightweight combustible explosive material, which he named xyloïdine.

Jules Verne viewed the development of guncotton with optimism.

Semenoff (1907) p. 63 The Russians used armour-piercing rounds with small guncotton bursting charges and unreliable fuses.

She was able to withstand explosions of up to 220 pounds of guncotton in a distance of 75 yards from its body.

The British chemist Frederick Augustus Abel developed the first safe process for guncotton manufacture, which he patented in 1865.

While guncotton is dangerous to store, the hazards it presents can be reduced by storing it dampened with various liquids, such as alcohol.

Common combinations with guncotton

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "guncotton" in a sentence?
An example: "For this reason, accounts of guncotton usage dating from the early 20th century refer to "wet guncotton"." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "guncotton" from authentic English texts.
What does "guncotton" mean?
Guncotton means: nitrocellulose
What are synonyms of "guncotton"?
Common synonyms of "guncotton" include: cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton, cellulose ester, nitrate.
How many example sentences with "guncotton" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "guncotton", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.