- cel·lu·lose
- /ˈsɛljəˌloʊs/ noun [noncount]: a substance that is the main part of the cell walls of plants and that is used in making various products (such as paper)
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cel|lu|lose — «SEHL yuh lohs», noun, adjective. –n. a substance that forms the walls of plant cells; the woody part of trees and plants. Wood, cotton, flax, and hemp are largely cellulose. Cellulose is used to make paper, rayon, plastics, and explosives.… … Useful english dictionary
hem|i|cel|lu|lose — «HEHM ee SEHL yuh lohs», noun. any one of a group of gummy polysaccharide carbohydrates less complex than cellulose, and readily hydrolyzed to simple sugars … Useful english dictionary
hy|dro|cel|lu|lose — «HY droh SEHL yuh lohs», noun. a colloidal substance obtained from cellulose by combination with water, as by the action of acids. It is used in making paper and fibers. Formula: C12H22O11 … Useful english dictionary
lig|no|cel|lu|lose — «LIHG nuh SEHL yuh lohs», noun. Botany. lignin combined with cellulose, forming an essential constituent of woody tissue, as in jute fiber … Useful english dictionary
ni|tro|cel|lu|lose — «NY troh SEHL yuh lohs», noun.defu>= cellulose nitrate. (Cf. ↑cellulose nitrate) … Useful english dictionary
cel — cel·a·don; cel·a·don·ite; cel·an·dine; cel·as·tra·ce·ae; cel·as·tra·ceous; cel·a·ture; cel·e·be·sian; cel·e·brant; cel·e·brat·er; cel·e·bra·tion; cel·e·bra·tive; cel·e·bra·tor; cel·e·bra·to·ry; cel·e·bret; cel·ery; cel·es·tite; cel·i·ba·cy;… … English syllables
lose — ad·i·po·cel·lu·lose; al·lose; al·lu·lose; al·tro hep·tu·lose; am·y·lose; an·ky·lose; cel·lose; cel·lu·lose·like; Ce·re·lose; chlo·ra·lose; chlo·ro·phyl·lose; cu·mu·lose; do·lose; eryth·ru·lose; fi·bril·lose; fi·lose; fis·tu·lose; floc·cu·lose;… … English syllables
cellulose — cel·lu·lose … English syllables
cellulose — cel|lu|lose [ˈseljuləus US lous] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: cellule; CELLULITE] 1.) the material that the cell walls of plants are made of and that is used to make plastics, paper etc 2.) also cellulose acetate technical a plastic… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cellulose — cel|lu|lose [ seljuləuz ] noun uncount a substance that forms the walls of plant cells and plant fibers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
