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cellulosic en · ADJ

Etymology

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsuslbor. 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.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or derived from cellulose.

Antonyms

noncellulosic

Deriveds

holocellulosic · noncellulosic

Relateds

nitrocellulosic · celluloid

Translations (2)

ca cel·lulòsic (of, pertaining to, or derived from cellulose) · ru целлюло́зный (of, pertaining to, or derived from cellulose)

cellulosic en · NOUN

Etymology

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsuslbor. 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.

Meanings

1. A synthetic plastic derived from cellulose.

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