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Etymology

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From non- +‎ cellulose.

Adjective

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noncellulose (not comparable)

  1. Not cellulose.
    • 1997, Louise S. Grinstein, Carol A. Biermann, Rose K. Rose, Women in the Biological Sciences: A Biobibliographic Sourcebook, page 140:
      In their later research, Farr and Eckerson initially examined a microchemical method of removing noncellulose substances from cellulose particles in plant cell walls by means of mild pectic solvents.