Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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celluloid | Yes | Yes | No | No |
thermoplastic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
celluloid (noun) | thermoplastic (noun) |
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a medium that disseminates moving pictures | a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled |
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 |
celluloid (adjective) | thermoplastic (adjective) |
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artificial as if portrayed in a film | having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled |