cellulose

cel·lu·lose  (sly-ls, -lz)

n.

A complex carbohydrate, (C₆H₁₀O₅)_n, that is composed of glucose units, forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants, and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.

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[French, from cellule, biological cell; see cellule.]

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cellu·losic (-lsk, -zk) adj.

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cellulose

Noun

the main constituent of plant cell walls, used in making paper, rayon, and plastics

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cellulose  (sly-ls)

1. A carbohydrate that is a polymer composed of glucose units and that is the main component of the cell walls of most plants. It is insoluble in water and is used to make paper, cellophane, textiles, explosives, and other products.

2. See cellulose acetate.

Thesaurus

Noun

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

Translations

cellulose [ˈsɛljuləus] n → celulosa

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cellulose [ˈsɛljuləus] n → cellulose f

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cellulose [ˈsɛljuləus] n → Zellulose f, Zellstoff m

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cellulose [ˈsɛljuləus] n → cellulosa