another name (not in chemical usage) for cellulose nitrate
nitrocellulose in American English
(ˌnaɪtroʊˈsɛljuˌloʊs)
noun
any ester of nitric acid and cellulose; esp., a pulplike substance produced by the action of nitric acid upon wood, cotton, etc. in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid: used in making smokeless explosives, plastics, lacquers, etc.