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Parkesine
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Parkesine, n. [So called from Mr. Parkes , the inventor.].
A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile . [1913 Webster]
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