cellulosic
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cellulosic
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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 also investigated the ratios at which the two populations were mixed to determine their effects on the rapid and efficient production of cellulosic ethanol," Jin said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
Processing equipment proved hard to operate, petrol prices fell and governments eased mandates designed to force the pricier cellulosic fuels into the market.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 22, 2022
It attracted the interest of brands like Stella McCartney, which funded a life cycle analysis showing Circulose had the lowest climate impact of 10 different synthetic cellulosic fibers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 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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