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From Parkes + -ine, originally a trademark, from the name of Alexander Parkes.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The first man-made plastic; pyroxylin. Full definition →
From Parkes + -ine, originally a trademark, from the name of Alexander Parkes.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.