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Cellosolve

[ sel-uh-solv ]

Chemistry, Trademark.
  1. a brand name for any of a group of industrial solvents consisting of ethers of ethylene glycol and their derivatives.


Cellosolve

/ ˈsɛləʊˌsɒlv /

noun

  1. an organic compound used as a solvent in the plastics industry; 2-ethoxyethan-1-ol. Formula: C 2 H 5 OCH 2 CH 2 OH
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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An investigation and cleanup has been hampered by a large fire that broke out from an accident involving a commercial truck carrying a solvent, Butyl Cellosolve, which is considered a hazardous material, he said.

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