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Parkesine

Parkesine noun: the first man-made plastic; pyroxylin.

Noun

Parkesine (uncountable)

  1. The first man-made plastic; pyroxylin.

Origin of Parkesine

From Parkes + -ine, originally a trademark, from the name of Alexander Parkes.

Questions about Parkesine

What does Parkesine mean?
Parkesine means the first man-made plastic; pyroxylin.
What part of speech is Parkesine?
Parkesine is a noun.

Words near Parkesine in the dictionary

  1. Parkerson
  2. Parkes
  3. Parkes process
  4. Parkes Weber syndrome
  5. Parkesbourne
  6. Parkesine
  7. Parkeston
  8. parkette
  9. parkettes
  10. Parkey
  11. Parkeys

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