nitrocellulose

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.

As nouns the difference between nitrocellulose and ballistite

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 ballistite is a smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, developed in the late 19th century.

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.