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CELLULOSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cellulose" is a kind of...):
polyose; polysaccharide (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cellulose"):
carboxymethyl cellulose (an acid derivative of cellulose)
DEAE cellulose; diethylaminoethyl cellulose (used for chromatography)
pulp (a mixture of cellulose fibers)
pectin (any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams)
Holonyms ("cellulose" is a substance of...):
cellulose ester (any ester of cellulose with an acid)
cellulosic (a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose))
fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
Context examples:
The Gluconacetobacter hansenii bacteria is a sugary substance that forms cellulose nanofibres when in water.
(Novel Technology Uses Bacteria for Cleaning Water, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The methyl ether of cellulose with laxative activity.
(Methylcellulose, NCI Thesaurus)
Humans lack digestive enzymes to cleave beta-(1,4) linkages and thus cannot absorb glucose from cellulose.
(Cellulose, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Capsule shells may be made from gelatin, starch, or cellulose, or other suitable materials, may be soft or hard, and are filled with solid or liquid drug products.
(Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)
Cellulose cannot be digested by people, and is used to add bulk to the diet.
(Cellulose, NCI Dictionary)
The commonly used binder excipients in U.S.-manufactured drug products are microcrystalline cellulose and starch.
(Binder Excipient, NCI Thesaurus)
Standard stabilizers such as sodium alginate, guar gum, iota carrageenan, xanthan gum and carboxymethyl cellulose are commonplace.
(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)
Any living organism that typically synthesizes its food from inorganic substances, possesses cellulose cell walls, responds slowly and often permanently to a stimulus, lacks specialized sense organs and nervous system, and has no powers of locomotion.
(Plant, NCI Thesaurus)
The variants of Arabidopsis allowed to determine the contribution of different molecules - like cellulose, xylan and lignin - to macrofibril formation and maturation.
(Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers, University of Cambridge)
Peaks of thermal conductivity within the bamboo structure coincide with the thicker walls, where chains of cellulose – the basic structural component of plant cell walls – are laid down almost parallel to the plant stem.
(Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings, University of Cambridge)
