cellosolve

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noun

A glycol ether

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Meanings

cellosolve1

nouncellosolve (plural cellosolves)

plural cellosolves

  1. A glycol ether

    Cellosolves are used as solvents for lacquers, for sealing cellophane wrapping, and in hydraulic-brake fluid.

    1960, Francis E. Condon, Herbert Meislich, Introduction to Organic Chemistry, page 274
  2. Specifically ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

    Start with a 50 per cent mixture of cellosolve and water; then go directly to pure cellosolve.

    1950, Robert Matheson, Medical Entomology, →ISBN, page 598

Cellosolve2

nounCellosolve (plural Cellosolves)

plural Cellosolves

  1. Alternative letter-case form of cellosolve.

Origin

From the brand name "Cellosolve", used by Union Carbide since 1924 to market ethyl and methyl cellosolves as solvents for cellulose esters such as nitrocellulose. Blend of cellulose + dissolve

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Chicago

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