cellosolve

A glycol ether

Noun

  1. A glycol ether
    • Cellosolves are used as solvents for lacquers, for sealing cellophane wrapping, and in hydraulic-brake fluid. - 1960, Francis E. Condon, Herbert Meislich, Introduction to Organic Chemistry, page 274:
  2. Specifically ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
    • Start with a 50 per cent mixture of cellosolve and water; then go directly to pure cellosolve. - 1950, Robert Matheson, Medical Entomology, →ISBN, page 598:

Origin

From the brand name "Cellosolve", used by Union Carbide since 1924 to market ethyl and methyl cellosolves as solvents for cellulose esters such as nitrocellulose. Blend of cellulose + dissolve

Forms

cellosolves