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methylcellulose

methylcellulose noun: a white powdery substance, obtained by the methylation of cellulose, that swells in contact with water to form a gel; it has many industrial applications.

methylcellulose: a white powdery substance, obtained by the methylation of cellulose, that swells in contact with...
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Noun

methylcellulose (plural methylcelluloses)

  1. A white powdery substance, obtained by the methylation of cellulose, that swells in contact with water to form a gel; it has many industrial applications.

Forms of methylcellulose

pluralmethylcelluloses
alternative formmethyl cellulose

Origin of methylcellulose

From methyl- + cellulose.

Words formed from methylcellulose

Questions about methylcellulose

What does methylcellulose mean?
Methylcellulose means a white powdery substance, obtained by the methylation of cellulose, that swells in contact with water to form a gel; it has many industrial applications.
What part of speech is methylcellulose?
Methylcellulose is a noun.
What is the plural of methylcellulose?
The plural of methylcellulose is methylcelluloses.

Words near methylcellulose in the dictionary

  1. methylbutyric acid
  2. methylbutyrylcarnitine
  3. methylcarbamate
  4. methylcarbinol
  5. methylcarbylamine
  6. methylcellulose
  7. methylcelluloses
  8. methylcephaeline
  9. methylchavicol
  10. methylchloroform
  11. methylchloroisothiazolinone

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