Xylonite

Translation of "xylonite" into Russian

xylonite

Noun

/ˈzaɪlənaɪt/

xylonite

xylonites pl

ксилонит

The comb was made of xylonite.

Гребень был сделан из ксилонита.

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xylonite

Noun

/ˈzaɪlənaɪt/

A type of early plastic material made from cellulose nitrate, used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for making items like combs, buttons, and other small objects.

The antique comb was made of xylonite, a popular material in the early 1900s.

(Trademark, historical) A brand name for a cellulose nitrate plastic, one of the earliest commercially produced man-made plastics.

Xylonite was patented in 1869 as a cheaper substitute for ivory.

xylonite

Adjective

/ˈzaɪlənaɪt/

Made of or relating to xylonite.

He showed me a xylonite fountain pen from the 1890s.

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