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 [ˈsɛljʊˌləʊz -ˌləʊs]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a polysaccharide consisting of long unbranched chains of linked glucose units: the main constituent of plant cell walls and used in making paper, rayon, and film

[from French cellule cell (see cellule) + -ose²]

cellulosic  adj & n

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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 [ˈseljʊləʊs] N → celulosa f

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cellulose [ˈsɛljʊləʊz ˈsɛljʊləʊs] n → cellulose f

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cellulose

n → Zellulose f, → Zellstoff m

adj → Zellulose-

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cellulose [ˈsɛljʊləʊs] n → cellulosa

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cellulose [ˈsɛljʊləʊs] n → cellulosa

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cellulose

n cellulose [ˈseljuləus]

the chief substance in the cell walls of plants, also found in woods, used in the making of plastic, paper etc. sellulose مادَّةُ الخليّه целулоза celulóza cellulose die Zellulose κυτταρίνη celulosa tselluloos سلولز selluloosa cellulose תָּאִית सेलुलोज celuloza cellulóz selulosa sellulósi, tréni cellulosa セルローズ 섬유소 celiuliozė celuloze selulosa cellulose cellulose celuloza celulose celu­loză целлюлоза; клетчатка celulóza celuloza celuloza cellulosa เซลลูโลส selüloz 纖維素 целюлоза سیلو لوز ، پلاسٹک xenluloza (植物)纤维素