First Known Use: 1870
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celluloid
noun cel·lu·loid \ˈsel-yə-ˌlȯid\
: a tough kind of plastic that was used in the past to make photographic film and other products
: the film used to make movies
Full Definition of CELLULOID
1
: a tough flammable thermoplastic composed essentially of cellulose nitrate and camphor
2
: a motion-picture film <a work … making its third appearance on celluloid — John McCarten>
— celluloid adjective
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Origin of CELLULOID
from Celluloid, a trademark
Rhymes with CELLULOID
adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, aneroid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, metalloid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed
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