cellulose acetate
nounDefinition of cellulose acetate
: any of several compounds insoluble in water that are formed especially by the action of acetic acid, anhydride of acetic acid, and sulfuric acid on cellulose and are used for making textile fibers, packaging sheets, photographic films, and varnishes
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Cigarette filters are made of a plastic called cellulose acetate. — National Geographic, "Cigarette butts are toxic plastic pollution. Should they be banned?," 9 Aug. 2019 Cigarette filters are typically created using plastic fibres (cellulose acetate), and take years to biodegrade in nature, the BBC reported. — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, "Disturbing photo shows mother bird feeding her chick a cigarette butt," 3 July 2019 Cigarette butts are made of cellulose acetate, a plastic, which does not easily decompose. — Alaa Elassar, ajc, "Ga. coastal counties: Keep cigarette butts out of our water, beaches," 26 May 2018 The big contributors were packaging materials like polyethylene and polypropylene, paints, nylon, polyester, and cellulose acetate, primarily used in the manufacture of cigarette filters. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Researchers Discover Record Levels of Plastic in the Arctic Ocean," 24 Apr. 2018 Digitizing the reels of cellulose hasn't been an easy task because most of the cellulose acetate film was not well-preserved. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Watch Declassified Nuclear Bomb Tests Online," 22 Mar. 2017 Clear plastic screwdriver handles are usually made from cellulose acetate butyrate, a material developed in the 1930s. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "Why Do My Old Plastic Screwdriver Handles Stink?," 8 Oct. 2017 Their take: cellulose acetate, acrylics, de-ionized water, silicone and something like polyurethane. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "Scotch Tape Can Create X-Rays, and More You Didn’t Know About The Sticky Stuff," 31 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cellulose acetate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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