Meaning Of The Word Cellulose

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What's The Definition Of Cellulose?

cellulose
uncountable noun: Cellulose is a substance that exists in the cell walls of plants and is used to make paper, plastic, and various fabrics and fibres.

cellulose in American English
the chief substance composing the cell walls or fibers of all plant tissue, a polymeric carbohydrate with the general formula (C6H10 O5) x: it is used in the manufacture of paper, textiles, explosives, etc.
noun: an inert carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, the chief constituent of the cell walls of plants and of wood, cotton, hemp, paper, etc.

cellulose in British English
noun: 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

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