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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Parkesine

/(pärks"ĭn [or] pärks"ēn)/ · Parkes·ine · IPA
01 n. A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized Ind…
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    A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also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. Also: xylotile