nitrocotton nitrochloroform • nitroform · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · nitrocotton · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives. Synonyms: cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · cellulose nitrate · · Synonym 1 nitrocellulose · · Synonym 2 guncotton · · Synonym 3 Characters · · c latin small letter c U+0063 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074