单词 | gunpaper |
释义 | gunpaper in British English (ˈɡʌnˌpeɪpə) noun a cellulose nitrate explosive made by treating paper with nitric acid gunpaper in American English (ˈɡʌnˌpeipər) noun Military a type of paper treated with nitric acid so that it has a composition similar to that of guncotton Word origin [1850–55; gun1 + paper]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clear-cut, cloakroom, ethos, overprint, proletariat |
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