| CELLULOSE | • cellulose n. A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important… • cellulose n. (Organic chemistry) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains. • cellulose adj. Consisting of, or containing, cells. |
| CELLULOSES | • celluloses n. Plural of cellulose. • CELLULOSE n. a carbohydrate forming the chief component of cell walls in plants and in wood. |
| CELLULOSIC | • cellulosic adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from cellulose. • cellulosic n. A synthetic plastic derived from cellulose. • CELLULOSIC n. plastic made from cellulose. |
| CELLULOSICS | • cellulosics n. Plural of cellulosic. • CELLULOSIC n. plastic made from cellulose. |
| HEMICELLULOSE | • hemicellulose n. (Biochemistry) A mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose… • HEMICELLULOSE n. a type of polysaccharide, found in plant cell walls, which can be more easily broken down than cellulose. |
| NONCELLULOSIC | • noncellulosic adj. Not cellulosic. • NONCELLULOSIC n. a compound that does not contain cellulose. |
| HEMICELLULOSES | • hemicelluloses n. Plural of hemicellulose. • HEMICELLULOSE n. a type of polysaccharide, found in plant cell walls, which can be more easily broken down than cellulose. |
| HYDROCELLULOSE | • hydrocellulose n. A hydrated form of cellulose used in the manufacture of paper etc. • HYDROCELLULOSE n. a gelatinous material obtained by hydration of cellulose, used in papermaking, etc. |
| LIGNOCELLULOSE | • lignocellulose n. (Biochemistry) The combination of lignin and cellulose in the structural cells of woody plants. • LIGNOCELLULOSE n. any of several compounds of lignin and cellulose occurring in woody tissue. |
| NITROCELLULOSE | • nitrocellulose n. (Organic chemistry) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric… • NITROCELLULOSE n. any of several esters of cellulose used esp. for making explosives, plastics, and varnishes. |
| NONCELLULOSICS | • NONCELLULOSIC n. a compound that does not contain cellulose. |
| HYDROCELLULOSES | • HYDROCELLULOSE n. a gelatinous material obtained by hydration of cellulose, used in papermaking, etc. |
| LIGNOCELLULOSES | • lignocelluloses n. Plural of lignocellulose. • LIGNOCELLULOSE n. any of several compounds of lignin and cellulose occurring in woody tissue. |
| LIGNOCELLULOSIC | • lignocellulosic adj. (Biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass. • lignocellulosic n. Any material composed of lignocellulose. • LIGNOCELLULOSIC adj. of or like lignocellulose. |
| METHYLCELLULOSE | • methylcellulose n. (Organic chemistry) A white powdery substance, obtained by the methylation of cellulose, that swells… • methyl␣cellulose n. Alternative form of E461. • METHYLCELLULOSE n. any of various gummy products of cellulose methylation that swell in water and are used esp. as emulsifiers, adhesives, thickeners, and bulk laxatives. |
| NITROCELLULOSES | • nitrocelluloses n. Plural of nitrocellulose. • NITROCELLULOSE n. any of several esters of cellulose used esp. for making explosives, plastics, and varnishes. |