CELLULOSE ESTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any ester of cellulose with an acid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("cellulose ester" is a kind of...):

ester (organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water)

Meronyms (substance of "cellulose ester"):

cellulose (a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cellulose ester"):

cellulose nitrate; guncotton; nitrocellulose; nitrocotton (a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives)

cellulose acetate (an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes)

cellulose xanthate; viscose (a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda)