| cellulose | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. cellulose | a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers. |
| ~ carboxymethyl cellulose | an acid derivative of cellulose. |
| ~ deae cellulose, diethylaminoethyl cellulose | used for chromatography. |
| ~ pulp | a mixture of cellulose fibers. |
| ~ cellulose ester | any ester of cellulose with an acid. |
| ~ cellulosic | a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose). |
| ~ fiber, fibre | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn. |
| ~ paper | a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses. |
| ~ pectin | any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams. |
| ~ polyose, polysaccharide | any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules. |
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