Cracking cotton is nitrocellulose with high contents of nitrogen (around 13 %). It is used for the production of smokeless gunpowder.
Generalic, Eni. "Cracking cotton." Croatian-English Chemistry Dictionary & Glossary. 29 June 2022. KTF-Split. {Date of access}. <https://glossary.periodni.com>.
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