The Collaborative International Dictionary
Xyloidin
Xyloidin \Xy*loid"in\, n. [Xylo- + -oid.] (Chem.) A substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch; -- called also nitramidin.
Wiktionary
xyloidin
n. (context organic compound dated English) A compound resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch.