| NOUN | substance | cellulose | a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant ... / plant tissues and fibers |
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| Sounds | seh'lyahlow.s | |
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| Rhymes | adios ... sucrose: 36 rhymes with ows... | |
| Meaning | A polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant ... / plant tissues and fibers. | |
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| Narrower | carboxymethyl cellulose | An acid derivative of cellulose |
| diethylaminoethyl cellulose, DEAE cellulose | Used for chromatography | |
| pectin | Any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables | |
| pulp | A mixture of cellulose fibers | |
| Broader | polysaccharide, polyose | Any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules |
| Substance of | 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 | |
| Spanish | celulosa | |
| Catalan | cel·lulosa | |
| Adjectives | cellulosid | of or containing or made from cellulose |
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