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Cellulose   Listen
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Cellulose  adj.  Consisting of, or containing, cells.






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"Cellulose" Quotes from Famous Books



... have mucilaginous walls which when treated with water disappear, leaving only the middle lamellae, which gives the section a peculiar appearance. The cells contain no starch, the reserve food supply being stored cellulose, protein, and aleurone grains. Various investigators report the presence of sugar, ...
— All About Coffee • William H. Ukers

... probably be adopted, when they can be satisfactorily manufactured here, as they are more powerful. The former is composed of ninety-two per cent. of nitro-glycerine and eight per cent. of gun-cotton, and the latter of ninety-five per cent. of nitro-gelatine and five per cent. unnitrated cellulose. ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 • Various



Words linked to "Cellulose" :   cellulose xanthate, pulp, polyose, polysaccharide, carboxymethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, cellulose triacetate, diethylaminoethyl cellulose, paper, fibre, cellulose nitrate, cellulosic, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose



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