methylcellulose

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A white powdery substance, obtained by the methylation of cellulose, that swells in contact with water to form a gel; it has many industrial applications.

词形变化

methylcelluloses plural methyl cellulose alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *médʰu
Proto-Hellenic *métʰu
Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Methylbor.
English methyl
English methyl-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der.
Latin cella
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ula
Latin cellulabor.
French cellule
French -ose
French cellulosebor.
English cellulose
English methylcellulose
From methyl- + cellulose.
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