xylonite

xylonite
Celluloid Cel"lu*loid` (s[e^]l"[-u]*loid), n. [Cellulose + -oid.] A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originally called {xylonite}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Xylonite — Xy lon*ite, n. See {Zylonite}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • xylonite — (entrée créée par le supplément) (ksi lo ni t ) s. m. Synonyme d ivoride (voy. ce mot au Supplément), Lettre commune des douanes, 20 déc. 1876, n° 334. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Dérivé irrégulier du grec, bois …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Xylonite — Xy·lo·nite …   English syllables

  • xylonite — /ˈzaɪlənaɪt/ (say zuyluhnuyt) noun a thermoplastic material of the cellulose nitrate type. {trademark} …  

  • Xylonite — n. propr. a kind of celluloid. Etymology: irreg. f. xyloidin (as XYLO ) + ITE(1) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Celluloid — is the name of a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, plus dyes and other agents. Generally regarded to be the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1856 and as Xylonite in 1869 before being registered… …   Wikipedia

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