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CAMPHOR-PLASTICIZED CELLULOSE NITRATE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
DEF

Trademark for a plastic consisting essentially of a solid solution of cellulose nitrate and camphor or other plasticizer. ... Also called pyroxylin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
DEF

Matière plastique constituée par une solution solide de nitrocellulose (à environ 11 % d'azote) et de camphre. Inventé vers 1870, il constitue la première matière plastique que l'homme ait réalisée.

Spanish

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