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holocellulose

holocellulose noun: the mixture of cellulose and hemicellulose in the cell walls of plants.

Noun

holocellulose (countable and uncountable, plural holocelluloses)

  1. The mixture of cellulose and hemicellulose in the cell walls of plants

Forms of holocellulose

pluralholocelluloses

Origin of holocellulose

From holo- + cellulose.

Questions about holocellulose

What does holocellulose mean?
Holocellulose means the mixture of cellulose and hemicellulose in the cell walls of plants.
What part of speech is holocellulose?
Holocellulose is a noun.
What is the plural of holocellulose?
The plural of holocellulose is holocelluloses.

Words near holocellulose in the dictionary

  1. Holocaustish
  2. holocausts
  3. holocellulase
  4. holocellulases
  5. holocellulolytic
  6. holocellulose
  7. holocelluloses
  8. holocellulosic
  9. Holocene
  10. holocentric
  11. holocentricity

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