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   cellulose
         n 1: a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant
               tissues and fibers

English Dictionary: cellulose nitrate by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cellulose acetate
n
  1. an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cellulose ester
n
  1. any ester of cellulose with an acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cellulose nitrate
n
  1. a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives [syn: cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton, nitrocotton]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cellulose tape
n
  1. transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending
    Synonym(s): cellulose tape, Scotch tape, Sellotape
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cellulose triacetate
n
  1. cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film
    Synonym(s): cellulose triacetate, triacetate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cellulose xanthate
n
  1. a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
    Synonym(s): cellulose xanthate, viscose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cellulosic
n
  1. a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cellulosid
adj
  1. of or containing or made from cellulose; "cellulosic fibers"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clawlike
adj
  1. resembling a claw
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clueless
adj
  1. totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clawless \Claw"less\, a.
      Destitute of claws.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cloyless \Cloy"less\, a.
      That does not cloy. --Shak.
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