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cellulous

cellulous is the misspelling 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.

See all 3 meanings of cellulose

Questions about cellulous

What is cellulous the misspelling of?
Cellulous is the misspelling of cellulose.

Words near cellulous in the dictionary

  1. cellulosomes
  2. cellulosomic
  3. cellulosomics
  4. cellulotrophic
  5. cellulotrophy
  6. cellulous
  7. cellulysin
  8. cellulysins
  9. cellwide
  10. cellwise
  11. cellwork

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