Galalithn.

Brit.

/ˈɡaləlɪθ/, U.S.

/ˈɡæləˌlɪθ/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Galalith.

Etymology: < German Galalith (c1897, apparently coined by the inventors of the plastic, Adolph Spitteler and Wilhelm Krische) < ancient Greek γάλα milk (see galactic adj.) + λίθος stone (see -lith comb. form). Compare French galalithe (1906).

Now chiefly historical.

A plastic made from casein by treatment with formaldehyde, often used as a substitute for tortoiseshell, horn, etc. Frequently attributive. Cf. casein plastic n. at casein n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

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

hard plastic1896

Galalith1901

Paxolin1918

casein plastic1925

polyvinyl acetate1927

protein plastic1928

Mipolam1936

acrylic1940

styrene plastic1943

bioplastic1946

ABS1957

Noryl1966

1901 Trade Marks Jrnl. 20 Mar. 296 Galalith. Goods..made of Celluloid-like Material consisting of an Animal Substance (viz., Dried Curds) Hardened by means of Formaldehyde.

1922 Daily Mail 13 Nov. 1 A number of curved galalith handles, in all white or antique colour.

1934 Archit. Rev. 75 12/2 As a constructivist painter Moholy-Nagy was the first to use new synthetic materials like galalith, trolith and cellon.

1960 Amer. Heart Jrnl. 60 190 (caption) The balloon for esophageal recordings has been inserted in a red galalith container.

2005 Spectrochimica Acta A. 62 533/1 Galalith was processed mainly to imitate tortoiseshell and horn, and a naked-eye differentiation is often impossible.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	galalith
释义	Galalithn. Brit. /ˈɡaləlɪθ/, U.S. /ˈɡæləˌlɪθ/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Galalith. Etymology: < German Galalith (c1897, apparently coined by the inventors of the plastic, Adolph Spitteler and Wilhelm Krische) < ancient Greek γάλα milk (see galactic adj.) + λίθος stone (see -lith comb. form). Compare French galalithe (1906). Now chiefly historical. A plastic made from casein by treatment with formaldehyde, often used as a substitute for tortoiseshell, horn, etc. Frequently attributive. Cf. casein plastic n. at casein n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > other plastics hard plastic1896 Galalith1901 Paxolin1918 casein plastic1925 polyvinyl acetate1927 protein plastic1928 Mipolam1936 acrylic1940 styrene plastic1943 bioplastic1946 ABS1957 Noryl1966 1901 Trade Marks Jrnl. 20 Mar. 296 Galalith. Goods..made of Celluloid-like Material consisting of an Animal Substance (viz., Dried Curds) Hardened by means of Formaldehyde. 1922 Daily Mail 13 Nov. 1 A number of curved galalith handles, in all white or antique colour. 1934 Archit. Rev. 75 12/2 As a constructivist painter Moholy-Nagy was the first to use new synthetic materials like galalith, trolith and cellon. 1960 Amer. Heart Jrnl. 60 190 (caption) The balloon for esophageal recordings has been inserted in a red galalith container. 2005 Spectrochimica Acta A. 62 533/1 Galalith was processed mainly to imitate tortoiseshell and horn, and a naked-eye differentiation is often impossible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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