Cellulose is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for CELLULOSE in dictionary:

NOUN:
• a carbohydrate forming the chief component of cell walls in plants and in wood
• an insoluble substance which is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibres such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers.
• paint or lacquer consisting principally of cellulose acetate or nitrate in solution.
• main constituent of plant cell walls, used in making paper, plastics, etc
• 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.
• a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
ADJECTIVE:
• Consisting of, or containing, cells.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a polysaccharide (C6H10O5)x of glucose units that constitutes the chief part of the cell walls of plants, occurs naturally in such fibrous products as cotton and kapok, and is the raw material of many manufactured goods (as paper, rayon, and cellophane)

Words related to CELLULOSE

celluloses12 cellulous11

Words that contain CELLULOSE

celluloses12 hemicellulose20 hemicelluloses21 hydrocellulose23 lignocellulose17 nitrocellulose16 hydrocelluloses24 lignocelluloses18 methylcellulose25 nitrocelluloses17 methylcelluloses26 carboxymethylcellulose46 carboxymethylcelluloses47

How to use CELLULOSE in a sentence

• The starch of barley approaches in many properties to cellulose, and is, therefore, less digestible.
• The cell wall is a firm, elastic membrane closed on all sides, and consists mainly of cellulose, water, and inorganic constituents.
• After moving actively for a time they come to rest, acquire a spherical form, and invest themselves with a firm membrane of cellulose.
• The cell membrane of this class contains no pure cellulose, but a modification called fungus cellulose.
• When the material is cooked, the next step is to make it homogeneous throughout, and to remove any skins or cellulose material it may contain.
• Again, in 1862, Barne and Blondel proposed to make cellulose in a similar way, but employed nitric acid in the place of soda.
• The free base appears also to act upon cellulose, for, upon placing a few drops of the melted substance upon filter paper, a considerable amount of heat is evolved.
• The cellulose of the woody parts of plants was at one time supposed to be a distinct body, and was called lignine, but they are now regarded as identical.
• Fine paper or cotton wool yield very nearly pure cellulose by similar treatment.
• Cellulose is a colourless, transparent mass, absolutely insoluble in water, alcohol, or ether.

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