nitrocellulose
Flammable film material
Nitrocellulose is a highly flammable compound made by treating cellulose with nitric acid.
It was the basis for early photographic film and celluloid, and remains important in explosives, lacquers, and nail polish.
In concentrated form it's called guncotton.
The material's notorious flammability caused devastating theater and archive fires before safety film replaced it.
Forming esters chemically
- nitrificationMicrobial ammonia-to-nitrate conversion
- collodionNitrocellulose in solvent
- guncottonNitric-acid-treated fiber explosive
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
macromolecule · organic · molecule · nitric acid · sulfuric acid · wood pulp · hydrolysis · stabilizer
Nitric-acid-treated fiber explosive
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- blastingExplosive material removal
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
fulminate · explosion · demolition · pyrotechnics · primer · detonator · high explosive · sensitivity
Transparent flammable synthetic material
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- motion pictureFilmed visual narrative
- reelsCylindrical winding devices
- silent eraFilmmaking before talkies
35mm · 16mm · 8mm · archive · footage · emulsion · flammable · decomposition
Low-residue ballistic charge
- corditeSmokeless firearm propellant
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
bullet · firearm · rifle · artillery · muzzle velocity · combustion · charge · propulsion
Liquid that dries glossy
- finishBring to completion
- coatingApplied surface covering
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- sealerCoating preventing moisture penetration
polish · shellac · automotive · furniture · spray · gloss · drying · solvent
Separating solids from liquids
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- bindingLegally or morally required
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
esterification
Forming esters chemically
- nitrificationMicrobial ammonia-to-nitrate conversion
- collodionNitrocellulose in solvent
- guncottonNitric-acid-treated fiber explosive
polymer · macromolecule · organic · molecule · nitric acid · sulfuric acid · wood pulp · hydrolysis · stabilizer
guncotton
Nitric-acid-treated fiber explosive
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- blastingExplosive material removal
TNT · fulminate · explosion · demolition · pyrotechnics · primer · detonator · high explosive · sensitivity · instability
celluloid
Transparent flammable synthetic material
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- motion pictureFilmed visual narrative
- reelsCylindrical winding devices
silent era · 35mm · 16mm · 8mm · archive · footage · emulsion · flammable · decomposition · film preservation
smokeless powder
Low-residue ballistic charge
- corditeSmokeless firearm propellant
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
cartridge · bullet · firearm · rifle · artillery · muzzle velocity · combustion · charge · propulsion · burn rate
varnish
Liquid that dries glossy
sealer · polish · shellac · automotive · furniture · spray · gloss · drying · solvent · thinner
filtration
Separating solids from liquids
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- bindingLegally or morally required
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- Fireworksfirework, sparklers, mortars, burst, bursts
- hazardous chemicalsacid, chlorine, fluorine, bromine, hydrofluoric acid
- nitrogen compoundsamines, aniline, urea, ammonia, hydrazine
- ammunition partsprimer, bullet, casing, powder, cartridge
- early plasticsBakelite, celluloid, vulcanite
- electrophoresiselectrophoresis, PAGE, acrylamide, ladder, wells
nitrocellulosecellulose
Plant wall polysaccharide
cotton · raw cotton · stable compound · wood pulp · cotton fiber
cell, nitroglycerin, cellular, cellulose, nitrogen, nitrate, nitro, nitrous, nitrite