From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cellulose \Cel"lu*lose`\ (s[e^]l"[-u]*l[=o]s`), a.
Consisting of, or containing, cells.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cellulose \Cel"lu*lose`\, n. (Chem.)
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}.
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Unsized, well bleached linen paper is merely pure
cellulose. --Goodale.
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{Starch cellulose}, the delicate framework which remains when
the soluble part (granulose) of starch is removed by
saliva or pepsin. --Goodale.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cellulose
n 1: a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant
tissues and fibers
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