designating or of synthetic fibers made from materials other than plant derivatives
noncellulosic in American English
(ˌnɑnseljəˈlousɪk)
adjective
not derived from or containing cellulose
Nylon is a noncellulosic fiber
Word origin
[1930–35; non- + cellulose + -ic]
Examples of 'noncellulosic' in a sentence
noncellulosic
The removal of noncellulosic impurities using the bioscouring treatment was evaluated by weight loss and hydrophilicity of the treated samples.
DOCHIA Mihaela, SÎRGHIE Cecilia, PUSTIANU Monica 2016, 'PART II. STUDY REGARDING THE INFLUENCE OF BIOSCOURING TREATMENT ON 60 % COTTON + 40% COTTONISED FLAX MATERIALS FOLLOWED BY A WHITENING TREATMENT USING ALTERNATIVE METHODS',Annals of the University of Oradea: Fascicle of Textiles, Leatherworkhttp://textile.webhost.uoradea.ro/Annals/Vol%20XVII-No%201-2016/Textile/Art.nr.149-pag.%20117-120.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)