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14 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives
originEtymology tree Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellulabor. French cellule French -ose French cellulosebor. English cellulose English nitrocellulose From nitro- + cellulose.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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