celulosa

Classical compound based on French cellule + -osa. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛluloːza]
• Hyphenation: ce‧lu‧lo‧sa
• Rhymes: -oːza

celulosa f

1. (obsolete) cellulose

   Synonym: celulóza

• “celulosa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “celulosa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

From Latin cellula (“hollow”) +‎ -osa.

• IPA^(key): /θeluˈlosa/ [θe.luˈlo.sa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seluˈlosa/ [se.luˈlo.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: ce‧lu‧lo‧sa

celulosa f (plural celulosas)

1. (biochemistry) cellulose

• “celulosa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024