cellulosic
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cellulosic
Example Sentences
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With billions of gallons of cellulosic ethanol around, the auto industry would produce cars that could take a blend of 85% ethanol, leading to greater U.S. energy self-sufficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
"We investigated how the timing of mixing the two yeast populations and the ratios in which the two populations were mixed affected the production of cellulosic ethanol."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
Inditex, meanwhile, has pledged to use 100% organic or sustainable cotton in its clothes before the year end, along with only man-made cellulosic preferent fibers — a plant-based fiber.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
In a 2020 paper3 he and his colleagues showed through simulation that, under certain conditions, cellulosic ethanol can rival or exceed the climate benefits of ecosystem restoration.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 22, 2022
Apart from its exceptional inconvenience, rendering it quite impracticable in laboratories which are concerned with the valuation of cellulosic raw materials for industrial purposes, the attack of the reagent is complex and ill-defined.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross
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