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1. (n.) cellulose
an inert carbohydrate, (C
Etymology: (1745–55; < NL cellul(a) live cell (see cellular ) + -ose2)
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| Definition of 'Cellulose' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cellulose
a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
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1. (adj) Cellulose
consisting of, or containing, cells
2. (noun) Cellulose
the substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin
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1. Cellulose
A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fibers, cotton being the purest natural form of the substance. As a raw material, it forms the basis for many derivatives used in chromatography, ion exchange materials, explosives manufacturing, and pharmaceutical preparations.
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Sense: the chief substance in the cell walls of plants, also found in woods, used in the making of plastic, paper etc.
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 Afrikaans: sellulose |
 Arabic: مادَّةُ الخليّه |
 Bulgarian: целулоза |
 Brazilian: celulose |
 Czech: celulóza |
 German: die Zellulose |
 Danish: cellulose |
 Greek: κυτταρίνη |
 Spanish: celulosa |
 Estonian: tselluloos |
 Farsi: سلولز |
 Finnish: selluloosa |
 French: cellulose |
 Hebrew: תָּאִית |
 Hindi: सेलुलोज |
 Croatian: celuloza |
 Hungarian: cellulóz |
 Indonesian: selulosa |
 Icelandic: sellulósi, tréni |
 Italian: cellulosa |
 Japanese: セルローズ |
 Korean: 섬유소 |
 Lithuanian: celiuliozė |
 Latvian: celuloze |
 Malay: selulosa |
 Dutch: cellulose |
 Norwegian: cellulose |
 Polish: celuloza |
 Persian: سلولز |
 Pashto: سلو لوز، يو كيميا وى ما د |
 Portuguese: celulose |
 Romanian: celuloză |
 Russian: целлюлоза; клетчатка |
 Slovak: celulóza |
 Slovenian: celuloza |
 Serbian: celuloza |
 Swedish: cellulosa |
 Thai: เซลลูโลส |
 Turkish: selüloz |
 Taiwanese: 纖維素 |
 Ukrainian: целюлоза |
 Urdu: سیلو لوز ، پلاسٹک |
 Vietnamese: xenluloza |
 Chinese: 纤维素 |
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