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

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ethyl cellulose was in 1936

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“Ethyl cellulose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethyl%20cellulose. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

ethyl cellulose

noun
: any of various thermoplastic substances used especially in plastics and lacquers
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