English Explanatory Dictionary

cellosolve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A glycol ether
  2. Specifically ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of cellosolve.

Word forms

cellosolve cellosolves

Etymology

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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