Synonyms & related words for nitrocellulose

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of nitrocellulose. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to nitrocellulose

Explore words related to nitrocellulose — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include nitrocotton, guncotton, pyrocellulose, pyroxylin, ballistite, celloidin, xyloidin, collodion. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does nitrocellulose come from?

The word nitrocellulose breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: nitro-, from Greek nitron (“nitre, nitrogen group”); cellul, from Latin cellula (“little cell”); and -ose, from Latin osus (“carbohydrate/sugar suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.