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ethyl cellulose
noun
: any of various thermoplastic substances used especially in plastics and lacquers
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The battery electrodes come covered in beeswax and connect to a gold foil (used to cover pastries) that laminates a supporting structure made of ethyl cellulose.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 9 May 2023
Fecht also notes that the ethyl cellulose gel patent was recently bought by Mars, of eponymous bar fame.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2012
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First Known Use
1936, in the meaning defined above
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“Ethyl cellulose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethyl%20cellulose. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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ethyl cellulose
noun
: any of various thermoplastic substances used especially in plastics and lacquers
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