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Nitrocellulose vs Polyurethane - What's the difference?

nitrocellulose | polyurethane |

As nouns the difference between nitrocellulose and polyurethane

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 polyurethane is any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications.

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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    polyurethane

    English

    (wikipedia polyurethane)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications.