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adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from cellulose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: noncellulosic
noun
A synthetic plastic derived from cellulose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plastic
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellulabor. French cellule French -ose French cellulosebor. English cellulose Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cellulosic From cellulose + -ic.
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