parkesine - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'parkesine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Parkesine

[ n.]

- A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile.

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par para para grass para nut para- parabanic parablast parablastic parable parabola

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