xyloidin
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• noun
An explosive, highly flammable chemical compound formed by the action of concentrated nitric acid on starch or wood fiber, recognized as an early form of nitrocellulose.
"During his experiments in 1832, Henri Braconnot successfully synthesized xyloidin, laying the early groundwork for the development of modern explosives and plastics."
Word Nuance & Usage
Xyloidin is primarily a historical chemical term found in 19th-century scientific literature; modern chemistry typically refers to its specific variants as nitrostarch or nitrocellulose.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the 1830s after its discovery by French chemist Henri Braconnot, derived from the Greek 'xylon' (wood) combined with the suffixes '-oid' (resembling) and '-in' (denoting a chemical substance).
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Historical frequency of usage in published text.