Cellulose Definition

sĕlyə-lōs, -lōz
noun
The chief substance composing the cell walls or fibers of all plant tissue, a polymeric carbohydrate with the general formula (C6H10O5)x: it is used in the manufacture of paper, textiles, explosives, etc.
Webster's New World
A polysaccharide, (C6 H10 O5 )n , that is composed of glucose monomers and is the main constituent of the cell walls of plants. It is used in the manufacture of numerous products, including paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and insulation.
American Heritage
adjective

Consisting of, or containing, cells.

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Other Word Forms of Cellulose

Noun

Singular:
cellulose
Plural:
celluloses

Origin of Cellulose

  • French from cellule biological cell cellule

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French from cellule biological cell cellule

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French cellulose

    From Wiktionary

Cellulose Sentence Examples

  • The wall of the tube is very thin and delicate, and does not seem to be composed of cellulose or any modification of it.

  • They are present from the beginning of the development of the cell-wail, and arise from the spindle fibres, all of which may be continued as connecting threads (endosperm of Tamus communis), or part of them may be overlaid by cellulose lamellae (endosperm of Lilium Martagon), or they may be all overlaid as in pollen mother-cells and pollen grains of Helleborus foetidus.

  • It appears to be synthesized in the plant tissues from carbon dioxide and water, formaldehyde being an intermediate product; or it may be a hydrolytic product of a glucoside or of a polysaccharose, such as cane sugar, starch, cellulose, &c. In the plant it is freely converted into more complex sugars, poly-saccharoses and also proteids.

  • The smallest empirical formula for cellulose (q.v.) may certainly be written C6H1005.

  • The constitution of guncotton is a difficult matter to investigate, primarily on account of the very insoluble nature of cellulose itself, and also from the fact that comparatively slight variations in the concentration and temperature of the acids used produce considerable differences in the products.

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Words Starting With

CCECEL

Words Ending With

ESEOSE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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