nitrostarch
noun
ni·tro·starch
ˈnī‧trə+ˌ-
: a high explosive that is similar to cellulose nitrate, that is obtained as a white powder by nitrating starch, and that is used chiefly in blasting and demolition explosives
called also starch nitrate
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary nitr- + starch
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