bomullskrut

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of bomull (“cotton”) +‎ -s- +‎ krut (“gunpowder”). First attested in 1847.[1]

Noun

bomullskrut n

  1. Synonym of cellulosanitrat (“nitrocellulose”), especially when made with cotton.

Declension
Declension of bomullskrut 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative bomullskrut bomullskrutet — —
Genitive bomullskruts bomullskrutets — —

References
  1. bomullskrut in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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