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celluloses

celluloses is the plural of cellulose.

Meaning of cellulose

Noun

cellulose (countable and uncountable, plural celluloses)

  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. A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.

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Phrases with celluloses

Questions about celluloses

What is celluloses the plural of?
Celluloses is the plural of cellulose.

Words near celluloses in the dictionary

  1. cellulose
  2. cellulose acetate
  3. cellulose nitrate
  4. cellulose xanthate
  5. celluloselike
  6. celluloses
  7. cellulosic
  8. cellulosics
  9. cellulosine
  10. cellulosines
  11. cellulosomal

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