oxycellulosen.
/ˌɒksɪˈsɛljᵿləʊs/, /ˌɒksɪˈsɛljᵿləʊz/, U.S. /ˌɑksiˈsɛljəˌloʊs/, /ˌɑksiˈsɛljəˌloʊz/ Any of various substances obtained by the oxidation of cellulose, some of which are used in medical gauze and lint.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for treating wound or ulcer > [noun] > gauze or oiled silk, etc.
cering-cloth1480
cered cloth1541
cerecloth1547
protective1827
oxycellulose1882
cyanide gauze1895
tulle gras1933
fibrin film1944
the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbohydrates > sugars > polysaccharides > [noun] > cellulose > derivatives of
nitrocellulose1868
cellulose nitrate1873
hydrocellulose1876
oxycellulose1882
adipocellulose1887
viscose1896
1882 Nature 30 Nov. 118/2 By the action of boiling 60 per cent. nitric acid, cellulose is converted into an amorphous substance C18H26O16, oxycellulose.
1893 C. F. Cross & E. J. Bevan in Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 43 22 A portion of the mass [of cellulose]..yields but slowly to the action of the nitric acid, in consequence, we find, of its conversion into an oxidised derivative, to which we have provisionally given the name oxycellulose.
1954 R. E. Kirk & D. F. Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. XIII. 551 Oxycellulose, when properly prepared, is a hemostatic material and is gradually absorbed by bodily fluids when it is used to pack wounds.
1963 A. J. Hall Student's Handbk. Textile Sci. ii. 25 Overbleached cotton containing oxycellulose resists dyeing with direct cotton dyes.
1982 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 79 5435/1 This powder is a dried oxycellulose adsorbate of an extract of whole porcine pituitaries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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