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De - Pt| English Dictionary: cellulose | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for cellulose | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Cellulose \Cel"lu*lose`\ (s[ecr]l"[usl]*l[omac]s`), a. Consisting of, or containing, cells. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Cellulose \Cel"lu*lose`\, n. (Chem.) The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, 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. --Goodale. {Starch cellulose}, the delicate framework which remains when the soluble part (granulose) of starch is removed by saliva or pepsin. --Goodale. | |
