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Cellulose   /sˈɛljəlˌoʊs/   Listen
Cellulose

noun
1.
A polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers.



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... of these papers through the press, he published one on the existence of Cellulose in the Tunic of Ascidians, read before the Microscopical Society, and two papers on the Structure of the Teeth; the latter, of course, like a paper of the previous year on Echinococcus, being distinct from the "Rattlesnake" work. The greater work on Oceanic Hydrozoa, over ...
— The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Volume 1 • Leonard Huxley
... heavier than the others. He did not stop to knead his paste, for already he could hear the crash of glass and the sound of sledges on the door at the rear of the cigar-shop. Catching up a strand of what he knew to be the most explosive of all guncottons—it was cellulose-hexanitrate—he worked it gently into the open keyhole and again scuttled back to safety ...
— Phantom Wires - A Novel • Arthur Stringer


Words linked to "Cellulose" :   polyose, pectin, cellulose tape, pulp, fiber, polysaccharide, fibre, paper, cellulosic


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