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cellulolytic

cellulolytic adjective: that causes the hydrolysis of cellulose.

Adjective

cellulolytic (comparative more cellulolytic, superlative most cellulolytic)

  1. That causes the hydrolysis of cellulose

Noun

cellulolytic (plural cellulolytics)

  1. Any such material

Forms of cellulolytic

Adjective
comparativemore cellulolytic
superlativemost cellulolytic
Noun
pluralcellulolytics

Words formed from cellulolytic

Questions about cellulolytic

What does cellulolytic mean?
Cellulolytic means that causes the hydrolysis of cellulose.
What part of speech is cellulolytic?
Cellulolytic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near cellulolytic in the dictionary

  1. celluloid
  2. celluloid ceiling
  3. celluloided
  4. celluloids
  5. cellulolysis
  6. cellulolytic
  7. cellulolytics
  8. cellulomonad
  9. cellulomonads
  10. cellulopathy
  11. cellulose

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