01 a. Consisting of, or containing, cells.
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Consisting of, or containing, cells.
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Cellulose
02 n. The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, cotton, linen, paper, etc. It is als…
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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.(Chem.) See: Starch, Granulose, Lignin“Unsized, well bleached linen paper is merely pure cellulose.” — Goodale.
Phrases & compounds
Starch cellulose —
the delicate framework which remains when the soluble part (granulose) of starch is removed by saliva or pepsin.