cellulose

Borrowed from French cellulose.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛljʊləʊz/

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cellulose (countable and uncountable, plural celluloses)

Ball-and-stick model of cellulose.

1. A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.
2. (biochemistry) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.

• E460 when used as an emulsifier

• cellophane
• celluloid
• pentosan

cellulose (not comparable)

1. Consisting of, or containing, cells.

Borrowed from French cellulose.

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛ.lyˈloː.zə/

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• Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧lo‧se
• Rhymes: -oːzə

cellulose f (plural celluloses)

1. cellulose (complex carbohydrate)

• cellulosederivaat

From cellule (“small cell”) +‎ -ose.

• IPA^(key): /sɛ.ly.loz/, /se.ly.loz/

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cellulose f (uncountable)

1. cellulose

• “cellulose” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).

• “cellulose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃel.luˈlo.se/, /t͡ʃel.luˈlo.ze/
• Rhymes: -ose, -oze
• Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧ló‧se

cellulose

1. feminine plural of celluloso

cellulose f

1. plural of cellulosa