"cellosolve" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cellosolves [plural]
Etymology: From the brand name "Cellosolve", used by Union Carbide to market ethyl and methyl cellosolves. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cellosolve (plural cellosolves)
  1. A glycol ether
    Sense id: en-cellosolve-en-noun-khN6AXK9
  2. Specifically ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
    Sense id: en-cellosolve-en-noun-rsTiDDdj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 84 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Cellosolve

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