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  1. Cellulose
    Cellulose is a generic name for substances of which the cell-membranes of plants are composed. They are carbohydrates allied to starch, and when heated with dilate acid yield sugars. Ordinary cellulose has been found in a few invertebrate animals. Wood-pulp for paper making mostly consists of cellul...
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  2. Cellulose
    Cellulose is the cellular tissue of plants. It is a member of the carbohydrate family and is allied to starch. In plants, cellulose is normally combined with woody, fatty, or gummy substances. With some exceptions among insects, true cellulose is not found in animal tissues. Microorganisms in the di...
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  3. cellulose
    carbohydrate polymer of the simple sugar glucose. It is found in the cell walls of plants and green algae, as well as dinoflagellates. Cellulose is the most abundant compound on earth that is manufactured by living things.
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  4. Cellulose
    Cellulose is a large component of the biomass of plants and the main source of food energy for the world's termite population. It can be considered to be a condensation polymer of glucose, like starch, but the links between the glucose monomers are slightly different.
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  5. Cellulose
    A carbohydrate composed or repeating units of the sugar glucose linked in a specific way (ß-1,4 linkage); often a main component of plant and algal cell walls.
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  6. cellulose
    (Living things in their environment) a carbohydrate which forms the cell wall in plant cells
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  7. cellulose
    [n] - a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
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  8. Cellulose
    [pronounce: sell-you-loze ] Substance from which cell walls are made.
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  9. Cellulose
    Indigestible fibre in foods.
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  10. Cellulose
    A polysaccharide made of linked glucose molecules that strengthens the cell walls of most plants.
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  11. cellulose
    A polysaccharide made of linked glucose molecules that strengthens the cell walls of most plants. See also: What is cellulose?
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  12. Cellulose
    A complex polymer of glucose molecules. The fundamental cell wall constituent in all green plants.
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  1. Cellulose
    Indigestible fibre in foods.
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  2. Cellulose
    Cel'lu·lose` (sĕl'u*lōs`) adjective Consisting of, or containing, cells.
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  3. Cellulose
    Cel'lu·lose` noun (Chemistry) The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (...
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  4. cellulose
    <plant biology> A straight chain polysaccharide composed of _(1-4) linked glucose subunits. A major component of plant cell walls where it is found as microfibrils laid down in orthogonal layers. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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  5. cellulose
    noun a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
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  6. cellulose
    (sel´u-lōs) a carbohydrate that forms the skeleton of most plant structures and plant cells. It is the source of dietary fiber and prevents constipation by adding bulk to the stool. Good sources in the diet are vegetables, cereals, and fruits. absorbable cellulose , oxidized cellulos...
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  7. Cellulose
    • (a.) Consisting of, or containing, cells. • (n.) The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric ...
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  8. cellulose
    a complex carbohydrate, or polysaccharide, consisting of 3,000 or more glucose units. The basic structural component of plant cell walls, cellulose ... [24 related articles]
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  9. Cellulose
    C6H10O5 Molar mass: 162.1406
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  10. cellulose
    cellulose 1. A complex carbohydrate that is composed of glucose units, 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. 2. The most abundant polysaccharide in nature , a r...
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  11. cellulose
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sel′yū-lōs Definitions: 1. A linear B1→4 glucan, composed of cellobiose residues, differing in this respect from starch, which is composed of maltose residues; it forms the basis of vegetable and wood fiber and is the most abundant organic compound; us...
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  12. Cellulose
    Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula {chem|(C|6|H|10|O|5|)|n}, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand β(1→4) linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is the structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and...
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  13. Cellulose
    A type of carbohydrate. Primary component used in the construction of plant cell walls.
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