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celluloid

/sˈɛləlˌɔɪd/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. artificial as if portrayed in a film
    “a novel with flat celluloid characters”

noun

  1. highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
  2. a medium that disseminates moving pictures
    “theater pieces transferred to celluloid”

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Words that rhyme with celluloid

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