<chemical> Methylester of cellulose. Methylcellulose is used as an emulsifying and suspending agent in cosmetics, pharmaceutics and the chemical industry. It is used therapeutically as a bulk laxative. ... Pharmacological action: cathartic, pharmaceutic aid. ... Chemical name: Cellulose, methyl ether ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(meth″әl-sel´u-lōs) a methyl ester of cellulose, used as a bulk laxative, as a suspending agent for drugs, and applied topically to the cornea during certain ophthalmic procedures to protect and lubricate the cornea.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: meth′il-sel′yū-lōs Definitions: 1. A methyl ester of cellulose that forms a colorless viscous liquid when dissolved in water, alcohol, or ether; used to increase bulk of the intestinal contents, to relieve constipation, or of the gastric contents, to reduce appetite in obesity; also used dissolved in ...
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