pyrocellulose

English Thesaurus

1. nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocellulose, nitrocotton,
definition	:	a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	ballistite, smokeless powder,
definition	:	an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant (noun.substance)