oxycellulose

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noun

oxidized cellulose

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Meanings

nounoxycellulose (countable and uncountable, plural oxycelluloses)

plural oxycelluloses

  1. countableuncountableoxidized cellulose

    At a table in the laboratory, a tall and very handsome man appears to be making a study of the characteristics of methylene blue on cellulose and oxycellulose. Yes, of course: it is Dr. John Thorndyke.

    1984, Dilys Winn, Murder Ink, page 241

Origin

From oxy- + cellulose.

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APA

oxycellulose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxycellulose

MLA

“oxycellulose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxycellulose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxycellulose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxycellulose.

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