celluloid

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/ˈsɛljəˌlɔɪd/ English

Definitions

noun

Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.
(often used attributively) The genre of cinema; film.

Related words

Synonyms

film synthetic cinema artificial unreal nitrocellulose cellulose nitrate pyrocellulose collodion pyrocollodion cellulose acetate nitrocellulase cellulosic nitrocotton ivoroid benzyl cellulose

Associated

bakelite closet camphor emulsion cellulose flammable kinks acetate vito billiard worthless kodak

Rhymes

void avoid devoid annoyed destroyed paranoid overjoyed employed mongoloid ovoid

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