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Parkesine
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; - called also xylotile.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Parkesine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/parkesine.html. 1828.