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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Xyloidin \Xy*loid"in\, n. [Xylo- + -oid.] (Chem.)
A substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of
nitric acid on starch; -- called also nitramidin.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Xyloidin \Xy*loid"in\, n. [Xylo- + -oid.] (Chem.)
A substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of
nitric acid on starch; -- called also nitramidin.