celluloid

thermoplastic consisting of nitrocellulose plasticized with camphor
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celluloid

Summary

celluloid is a type of mixture of chemical entities[1]. celluloid draws 1,100 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_mixture_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #14 of 80).[2]

Key Facts

  • celluloid's instance of is recorded as type of mixture of chemical entities[3].
  • celluloid is made of cellulose dinitrate[4].
  • celluloid is a type of cellulosic[5].
  • celluloid is a type of thermoplastic[6].
  • celluloid is used for celluloid film[7].
  • celluloid is used for table tennis ball[8].
  • celluloid's Commons category is recorded as Celluloids[9].
  • celluloid comprises oxygen[10].
  • celluloid comprises carbon[11].
  • celluloid comprises hydrogen[12].
  • celluloid comprises nitrogen[13].
  • celluloid comprises nitrocellulose[14].
  • celluloid comprises camphor[15].
  • celluloid's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • celluloid's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • celluloid's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[18].
  • celluloid's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[19].

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Definition and Type

celluloid's instance of is recorded as type of mixture of chemical entities[3]. Recorded subclass of include cellulosic[5] and thermoplastic[6].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include celluloid film[7] and table tennis ball[8]. Components include oxygen[10], a chemical element[20]; carbon[11], a chemical element[21]; hydrogen[12], a chemical element[22]; nitrogen[13], a chemical element[23]; nitrocellulose[14], a type of polymer[24]; and camphor[15], a group of stereoisomers[25].

Why It Matters

celluloid draws 1,100 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_mixture_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #14 of 80).[2] celluloid has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] celluloid is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of type of mixture of chemical entities
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Otto's encyclopedia +1
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    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Cellulòide, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097876633"
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