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xylonite|ˈzaɪlənaɪt|
Also zylo- (see X).
[Early form xyloinite, irreg. f. xyloidin + -ite1, afterwards assimilated to Gr. ξύλον wood.]
Another name for celluloid.
The invention originated with Alexander Sparkes, and was afterwards worked out by Daniel Spill (Engl. Mechanic XXIX. 93/1), who patented it 1867–75. An American company formed in 1881–2 adopted the form zylonite.
1869Mod. The Xylonite Company Limited [incorporated 19 May]. 1870Provis. Specif. Patent No. 787 In the production of those products which are similar to or such as are known as xyloinite or such compounds as contain xyloidine or soluble gun cotton. 1885Reader 7 Mar. 455 Zylonite is the trade name of a substance that imitates amber, shell or ivory. 1888Pall Mall G. 6 Dec. 3/2 The imitation ivory produced by the Xylonite Company, at their manufactory at Manningtree, in Suffolk. 1892E. Rowe Chip Carving (1895) 52 Paper-knives, hairpin boxes, and various other small articles..made in Xylonite look remarkably well when carved. |