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Nitrocellulose vs Oxamide - What's the difference?

nitrocellulose | oxamide |

In organic compound terms the difference between nitrocellulose and oxamide

is that nitrocellulose is a cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc while oxamide is a white crystalline solid, the double amide of oxalic acid, used as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose preparations and as a substitute for urea in fertilizers.

nitrocellulose

English

(wikipedia nitrocellulose)

Noun

  • (organic compound) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.

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    oxamide

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia oxamide)
  • (organic compound) A white crystalline solid, the double amide of oxalic acid, used as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose preparations and as a substitute for urea in fertilizers.