cellulose
/ˈsɛljʊləʊz/US/ˈsɛljəloʊs/
cellulose noun: 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.
Noun
cellulose (countable and uncountable, plural celluloses)
- 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.
- A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.
Adjective
cellulose (not comparable)
- Consisting of, or containing, cells.
cellulose meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam
cellulose in Hindi
- the polysaccharide cellulose
- कोशाधु kośādhu
cellulose in Tamil
- செலுலோசு, செல்லுலோஸ், மரநார், மரத்தாது, நார்ப்பொருள், மரக்கூழ்
cellulose in Marathi
- the polysaccharide cellulose
- कोशाधु kośādhu
cellulose in Malayalam
- കടലാസ്, കയറ്
More languagesFewer languages
- cellulose in Nepali
- कोशाधु kośādhu
- cellulose in Arabic
- سِلْيُولُوز silyulūz
- cellulose in Malay
- selulosa
- cellulose in Indonesian
- selulosa
- cellulose in Persian
- سلولز seluloz
- cellulose in Thai
- เซลลูโลส
Examples of cellulose in a sentence
- These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs).
- Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.
- There are three main classes of biopolymers: polynucleotides (such as RNA and DNA), polypeptides (such as collagen and actin), and polysaccharides (such as cellulose and starch).
Synonyms of cellulose
- E460 when used as an emulsifier
Forms of cellulose
| plural | celluloses |
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Origin of cellulose
Borrowed from French cellulose.
Words formed from cellulose
- alkali cellulose
- benzyl cellulose
- carboxymethylcellulose
- carboxymethyl cellulose
- cellophane
- cellucotton
- cellulase
- cellulose acetate
- celluloselike
- cellulose nitrate
- cellulose xanthate
- cellulosic
- ethyl cellulose
- ethylcellulose
- ethyl methyl cellulose
- hemicellulose
- holocellulose
- hydrocellulose
- hydroxyethyl cellulose
- hydroxyethylcellulose
- hydroxypropyl cellulose
- hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
- hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
- lactulose
- lignocellulose
- methylcellulose
- methyl cellulose
- mycocellulose
- nanocellulose
- nitrocellulose
- noncellulose
- oligocellulose
- oxycellulose
- paracellulose
- pectocellulose
- pectose
- phosphocellulose
- pyrocellulose
- soda cellulose
- woolulose
Questions about cellulose
- What does cellulose mean?
- Cellulose means 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.
- What is cellulose in Hindi?
- Cellulose in Hindi is कोशाधु (kośādhu). See Cellulose meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cellulose?
- Cellulose can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce cellulose?
- Cellulose is pronounced /ˈsɛljʊləʊz/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cellulose?
- The plural of cellulose is celluloses.
Words near cellulose in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cellulose (page history and authors); cellulose (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cellulose (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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