cellulosicadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛljᵿˈlɒsɪk/, U.S.

/ˌsɛljəˈlɑsɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: cellulose n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < cellulose n. + -ic suffix, after French cellulosique (1868 or earlier).

A. adj.

a. Of or relating to cellulose; of the nature of cellulose; containing or consisting of cellulose.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [adjective] > made of cellulose materials

celluloid1871

cellulosic1873

the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbohydrates > sugars > polysaccharides > [adjective] > of the nature of cellulose

cellulosic1873

1873 Grevillea Feb. 118 The cellulosic membrane..appears on the surface of the gonospheres.

1881 Nature 15 Dec. 168/1 Cellulosic substances in their different isomeric states.

1905 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 30 10 He found that the gum..could not have a cellulosic origin.

1936 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 2 June 14/2 Santobrite. For preservatives for wood, lumber, and other cellulosic materials.

1960 K. Esau Anat. Seed Plants xxii. 328 Heavy cellulosic deposit may form radially oriented bars, one in each cell, on the inner tangential wall.

2006 Nature 7 Dec. 675/3 To make enough ethanol to start seriously displacing oil imports requires a process that can use cellulosic materials such as switchgrass.

b. Derived or synthesized from cellulose or its compounds.

ΚΠ

1924 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 46 970 The portion [of coal extract] soluble in chloroform corresponds to the truly resinic, as opposed to cellulosic, constituents.

1928 U.S. Pat. 1,817,963 3 A film sheet for natural color photography comprising a light transmitting support of a cellulosic compound.

1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 248 A cellulosic rayon fibre.

1992 Classic Images Dec. 39/4 All of the cellulosic film materials, including all the acetate safety films and at least one sample of cellulose nitrate, have the same general behavior with respect to deterioration.

2006 Focus Nov. 36/1 Cellulosic ethanol is far greener than regular aviation fuel.

B. n.

A substance synthesized from cellulose or its compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > cellulose materials

cellulose1876

soda cellulose1890

cellulose acetate1895

acetate1911

Cellon1911

cellophane1912

cellulosic1946

1946 J. M. De Bell et al. German Plastics Pract. ix. 203 (heading) Water-Soluble Cellulosics and Cellophane.

1950 J. Alexander Colloid Chem. VII. 608 Unrelated to any of the cellulosics.

1972 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 1971 6/2 Many inorganic substances reduce the flammability of cellulosics, even in quite low add-on concentrations, by profoundly altering the chemistry of cellulose pyrolysis.

1996 Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 12 May Tencel may sound artificial and man-made, but it is a cellulosic (made from woodpulp), as is linen (made from flax), cotton..and silk (silkworm cocoons, essentially digested mulberry leaves).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cellulosic
释义	cellulosicadj.n. Brit. /ˌsɛljᵿˈlɒsɪk/, U.S. /ˌsɛljəˈlɑsɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: cellulose n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < cellulose n. + -ic suffix, after French cellulosique (1868 or earlier). A. adj. a. Of or relating to cellulose; of the nature of cellulose; containing or consisting of cellulose. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [adjective] > made of cellulose materials celluloid1871 cellulosic1873 the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbohydrates > sugars > polysaccharides > [adjective] > of the nature of cellulose cellulosic1873 1873 Grevillea Feb. 118 The cellulosic membrane..appears on the surface of the gonospheres. 1881 Nature 15 Dec. 168/1 Cellulosic substances in their different isomeric states. 1905 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 30 10 He found that the gum..could not have a cellulosic origin. 1936 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 2 June 14/2 Santobrite. For preservatives for wood, lumber, and other cellulosic materials. 1960 K. Esau Anat. Seed Plants xxii. 328 Heavy cellulosic deposit may form radially oriented bars, one in each cell, on the inner tangential wall. 2006 Nature 7 Dec. 675/3 To make enough ethanol to start seriously displacing oil imports requires a process that can use cellulosic materials such as switchgrass. b. Derived or synthesized from cellulose or its compounds. ΚΠ 1924 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 46 970 The portion [of coal extract] soluble in chloroform corresponds to the truly resinic, as opposed to cellulosic, constituents. 1928 U.S. Pat. 1,817,963 3 A film sheet for natural color photography comprising a light transmitting support of a cellulosic compound. 1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 248 A cellulosic rayon fibre. 1992 Classic Images Dec. 39/4 All of the cellulosic film materials, including all the acetate safety films and at least one sample of cellulose nitrate, have the same general behavior with respect to deterioration. 2006 Focus Nov. 36/1 Cellulosic ethanol is far greener than regular aviation fuel. B. n. A substance synthesized from cellulose or its compounds. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > cellulose materials cellulose1876 soda cellulose1890 cellulose acetate1895 acetate1911 Cellon1911 cellophane1912 cellulosic1946 1946 J. M. De Bell et al. German Plastics Pract. ix. 203 (heading) Water-Soluble Cellulosics and Cellophane. 1950 J. Alexander Colloid Chem. VII. 608 Unrelated to any of the cellulosics. 1972 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 1971 6/2 Many inorganic substances reduce the flammability of cellulosics, even in quite low add-on concentrations, by profoundly altering the chemistry of cellulose pyrolysis. 1996 Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 12 May Tencel may sound artificial and man-made, but it is a cellulosic (made from woodpulp), as is linen (made from flax), cotton..and silk (silkworm cocoons, essentially digested mulberry leaves). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1873
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