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celluloid
The first commercial synthetic plastic, developed by J. W. Hyatt (1869). It is a colloidal dispersion of nitrocellulose and camphor. It is tough, strong resistant to water, oils, and dilute acids, and thermoplastic. Celluloid is highly inflammable, and has been largely replaced by other plastics.
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