ivoride

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ivory +‎ -ide?

Noun[edit]

ivoride (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A celluloid compound used as a substitute for ivory.
    • 1872, Horace Greeley, The great industries of the United States:
      The ivoride, to which we have referred, and which presents a scarcely distinguishable substitute for ivory, gives superior handles, which will not break or crack, nor absorb grease and stains.

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