hydrocellulose

American  

[hahy-druh-sel-yuh-lohs] / ˌhaɪ drəˈsɛl yəˌloʊs /

noun

1. a gelatinous substance obtained by the partial hydrolysis of cellulose, used chiefly in the manufacture of paper, mercerized cotton, and viscose rayon.

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hydrocellulose British  

/ -ˌləʊz, ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsɛljʊˌləʊs /

noun

1. a gelatinous material consisting of hydrated cellulose, made by treating cellulose with water, acids, or alkalis: used in making paper, viscose rayon, and mercerized cotton

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Etymology

Origin of hydrocellulose

First recorded in 1875–80; hydro- ¹ + cellulose

Example Sentences

In composition hydrocellulose resembles the product formed by the addition of sulphuric acid which has received the name of amyloid.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

On drying the acid converts the cotton or vegetable fibre into hydrocellulose which, being friable or powdery, can be easily removed, while the wool not having been acted on by the acid remains quite intact.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

By further digestion with the acid, the hydrocellulose, as it is called, undergoes molecular change, and is converted into dextrine.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

The formation of hydrocellulose has a very important bearing in woollen manufacture.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

It is considered probable that the cellulose nitrates are hydrocellulose derivatives, and experimental evidence in favour of this conclusion is supplied by the results of 'nitrating' the celluloses and their oxy- and hydro- derivatives.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.