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单词 xylonite
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xyloniten.

Brit. /ˈzʌɪlənʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈzaɪləˌnaɪt/
Forms: Also zylo- (see X n.).
Etymology: Early form xyloinite , irregularly < xyloidin n. + -ite suffix1, afterwards assimilated to Greek ξύλον wood.
Another name for celluloid n.The invention originated with Alexander Parkes, and was afterwards worked out by Daniel Spill (Engl. Mechanic XXIX. 93/1), who patented it 1867–75. An American company formed in 1881–2 adopted the form zylonite.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > cellulose materials > celluloid
Parkesine1862
xylonite1869
celluloid1872
ivoride1875
ivory1875
bonzoline1885
Parisian ivory1921
xylo1926
1869 Mod. The Xylonite Company Limited [incorporated 19 May].
1870 Provis. Specif. Patent 787 In the production of those products which are similar to or such as are known as xyloinite or such compounds as contain xyloidine or soluble gun cotton.
1885 Reader 7 Mar. 455 Zylonite is the trade name of a substance that imitates amber, shell or ivory.
1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Dec. 3/2 The imitation ivory produced by the Xylonite Company, at their manufactory at Manningtree, in Suffolk.
1892 E. Rowe Hints on Chip-carving (1895) 52 Paper-knives, hairpin boxes, and various other small articles..made in Xylonite look remarkably well when carved.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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