cellulose

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See also: Cellulose

English

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Borrowed from French cellulose.

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cellulose (countable and uncountable, plural celluloses)

Ball-and-stick model of cellulose.
  1. A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.
  2. (biochemistry) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.

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Adjective

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cellulose (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of, or containing, cells.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French cellulose.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛ.lyˈloː.zə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧lo‧se
  • Rhymes: -oːzə

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cellulose f (plural celluloses)

  1. cellulose (complex carbohydrate)

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French

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Etymology

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From cellule (small cell) +‎ -ose.

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cellulose f (uncountable)

  1. cellulose

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃel.luˈlo.se/, /t͡ʃel.luˈlo.ze/
  • Rhymes: -ose, -oze
  • Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧ló‧se

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cellulose

  1. feminine plural of celluloso

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cellulose f

  1. plural of cellulosa