cellulose
See also: Cellulose
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French cellulose.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cellulose (countable and uncountable, plural celluloses)
- A complex carbohydrate that 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.
- (biochemistry) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.
Synonyms edit
- E460 when used as an emulsifier
Derived terms edit
- alkali cellulose
- benzyl cellulose
- carboxymethyl cellulose
- cellophane
- cellucotton
- cellulase
- cellulose acetate
- cellulose nitrate
- cellulosic
- ethylcellulose
- ethyl cellulose
- ethyl methyl cellulose
- hemicellulose
- holocellulose
- hydrocellulose
- hydroxypropyl cellulose
- hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
- hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
- lignocellulose
- methyl cellulose
- methylcellulose
- mycocellulose
- nanocellulose
- nitrocellulose
- noncellulose
- oligocellulose
- oxycellulose
- pectocellulose
- phosphocellulose
- pyrocellulose
- soda cellulose
Translations edit
the polysaccharide cellulose
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See also edit
Adjective edit
cellulose (not comparable)
- Consisting of, or containing, cells.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French cellulose.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cellulose f (plural celluloses)
- cellulose (complex carbohydrate)
Derived terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From cellule (“small cell”) + -ose.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cellulose f (uncountable)
References edit
- “cellulose” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
Further reading edit
- “cellulose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cellulose
Noun edit
cellulose f