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pectocellulose

pectocellulose noun: a form of cellulose once thought to be a component of pectin.

Noun

pectocellulose (countable and uncountable, plural pectocelluloses)

  1. (obsolete) A form of cellulose once thought to be a component of pectin.

Forms of pectocellulose

pluralpectocelluloses

Origin of pectocellulose

From pectin + -o- + cellulose.

Words formed from pectocellulose

Questions about pectocellulose

What does pectocellulose mean?
Pectocellulose means a form of cellulose once thought to be a component of pectin.
What part of speech is pectocellulose?
Pectocellulose is a noun.
What is the plural of pectocellulose?
The plural of pectocellulose is pectocelluloses.

Words near pectocellulose in the dictionary

  1. pectized
  2. pectizes
  3. pectizing
  4. pectobacteria
  5. pectobacterium
  6. pectocellulose
  7. pectocelluloses
  8. pectocellulosic
  9. pectocin
  10. pectocins
  11. pectolite

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