cel|lu|loid

cel|lu|loid
cel|lu|loid «SEHL yuh loyd», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a hard, transparent substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor. It catches fire easily. Combs, toilet articles, and camera films are often made of celluloid. »

While hot, celluloid can be rolled into sheets or molded into almost any desired shape (Monroe M. Offner).

2. Celluloid, a trademark for this substance.
3. motion picture; film: »

The work they [Hollywood people] do is to produce on celluloid the dreams they live by (Harper's).

–adj.
having to do with motion pictures: »

No sooner have the ashes of last season's Broadway bonfires been hauled away than the torches are lit for their celluloid incarnation (Saturday Review).

╂[American English < cellul(ose) + -oid]

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  • loid — ac·ro·meg·a·loid; al·ka·loid; amyg·da·loid; an·ne·loid; ar·gil·loid; ar·il·loid; at·loid; be·loid; ber·yl·loid; bun·ga·loid; cau·loid; ceph·a·loid; chrys·a·loid; chy·loid; col·loid·er; col·loid·ize; con·dy·loid; cor·al·loid; cot·y·loid;… …   English syllables

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