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Cellulose n. (Chem.) The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, cotton, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin. "Unsized, well bleached linen paper is merely pure cellulose."

Starch cellulose, the delicate framework which remains when the soluble part (granulose) of starch is removed by saliva or pepsin.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cellulose" Quotes from Famous Books

... trap-door led to the loft, where we intended to keep a quantity of provisions and outfit. The walls consisted of 3-inch planks, with air space between; panels outside and inside, with air space between them and the plank walling. For insulation we used cellulose pulp. The floor and the ceiling between the rooms and the loft were double, while the upper roof was single. The doors were extraordinarily thick and strong, and fitted into oblique grooves, so that they closed very tightly. ...

— The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 • Roald Amundsen

... group contains starch, sugar, cellulose and a number of other things. Carbohydrates constitute two-thirds to three-fourths of all common rations and nine-tenths of that amount is starch. The proposition of how much carbohydrates the hen eats is chiefly determined by the quantity of ...

— The Dollar Hen • Milo M. Hastings

... called the "sulphite process," used principally in treating the coniferous woods, by which a much better paper can be made. In all plants there is a substance called "cellulose." This is what gives strength to their stems. The wood is chipped and put into digesters large enough to hold twenty tons, and is steam-cooked together with bisulphite of magnesium or calcium for seven or eight hours. Another method used for cooking such woods as poplar and gum, is to boil the ...

— Makers of Many Things • Eva March Tappan

Words linked to "Cellulose" : carboxymethyl cellulose, fiber, polysaccharide, cellulosic, cellulose xanthate, cellulose ester, paper, pectin, pulp, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, fibre