Any of various preparations or compounds of cellulose used in industrial processes and products; esp. cellulose nitrate and acetate. Usually attrib…

a form of cellulose heavily impregnated with soda, produced by the action of caustic soda on wood-pulp esp. in the manufacture of paper or rayon.

an acetylated form of cellulose.

Cellulose acetate in the form of a clear plastic film, used in photography, in graphic design, as a display medium, etc. Frequently attributive…

A commercial preparation of cellulose acetate, used mainly for plastic sheets and films, and in solution as a lacquer or water-repellent fabric…

A type of glossy transparent material, typically less flexible and more crinkly than polythene, made from regenerated cellulose and used chiefly…

A substance synthesized from cellulose or its compounds.