Definition
A type of explosive made from cellulose nitrate mixed with other substances, used historically in mining and construction.
Etymology
From cellulose + -ite (mineral suffix). Cellulose comes from French cellule (cell) + -ose (chemical suffix). The -ite ending was borrowed from mineralogy to name the explosive compound created in the late 19th century.
Kelly Says
Cellite represents an era when chemists got creative naming explosives by mixing stable names with explosive properties—it's like calling TNT 'wood-boom' because it's made from cellulose. This naming pattern helped scientists communicate danger through familiarity, making industrial accidents less mysterious.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሴልሎሎስ
se-llo-lo-sos
ARالعربية
السيليولوز
al-sīlyūluːz
BNবাংলা
সেলুলোজ
se-lu-lo-j
CACatalà
cel·lulosa
se-lyu-lo-sah
CSČeština
celulóza
tse-lyu-loo-zah
DADansk
cellulose
sel-y-loo-sah
DEDeutsch
Cellulose
tsɛlˈyʊləs
ELΕλληνικά
κυτταρίνη
kyt-ta-ri-nee
ESEspañol
celulosa
seh-loo-loh-sah
FISuomi
selluloosa
sel-lyu-loo-sah
FRFrançais
cellulose
sel-yuh-loos
GUGU
સેલ્યુલોઝ
sae-lyu-lo-zh
HAHA
selulusa
se-lu-loo-sah
HEעברית
צילולוזה
tsil-oo-lo-zah
HIहिन्दी
सेल्यूलोज
se-lyu-lo-j
HUMagyar
cellulóz
sel-lyu-lohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
selulosa
se-loo-lo-sah
IGIG
selulosa
se-loo-lo-sah
ITItaliano
cellulosa
sel-loo-lo-sah
KKKK
целлюлоза
tse-lyu-lo-zah
KMKM
សែល្យូឡូស
sae-lyu-lo-os
KO한국어
셀룰로오스
sel-leul-loo-oseu
MRMR
सेल्युलोज
se-lyu-lo-j
MSBahasa Melayu
selulosa
se-loo-lo-sah
MYမြန်မာ
ဆယ်လူလိုက်
sae-lu-lo-kye
NLNederlands
cellulose
sel-yo-loes
NONorsk
cellulose
sel-y-loo-sah
PAPA
ਸੈਲਯੂਲੋਜ
sae-lyu-lo-j
PLPolski
celuloza
tse-lyu-lo-zah
PTPortuguês
celulose
seh-loo-loo-sah
RORomână
celuloză
tse-lyu-lo-zah
RUРусский
целлюлоза
tselyuloza
SVSvenska
cellulosa
sel-yü-lo-sah
SWKiswahili
selilusi
se-li-loo-si
TAதமிழ்
செல்லுலோஸ்
sel-lu-lohs
TEతెలుగు
సెల్లోజ్
sel-lo-j
THไทย
เซลลูโลส
sɛː.lū.lɔːs
TLTL
selulosa
se-loo-lo-sah
TRTürkçe
selüloz
seh-loo-loz
UKУкраїнська
целюлоза
tse-lyu-lo-zah
VITiếng Việt
xenlulozo
zěn-loo-loh-zoh
ZUZU
isilulosi
ee-si-loo-lo-si