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cel•lu•loid



Pronunciation: (sel'yu-loid"), [key]
n.
1. a tough, highly flammable substance consisting essentially of cellulose nitrate and camphor, used in the manufacture of motion-picture and x-ray film and other products.
2. motion-picture film.

adj.
Informal.of or involving motion pictures.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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