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Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of gun-paper.

obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“Gun-paper, or papyroxyline, is paper which has been immersed for a few seconds in a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids, and then washed in an abundance of water.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Papyrus Papyruses paquebot Paquelin's thermocautery Paquet Paquette

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