cellulose

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French cellulose.

Pronunciation

Noun

cellulose (countable and uncountable, plural celluloses)

Ball-and-stick model of cellulose.
  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. (biochemistry) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.

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Adjective

cellulose (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of, or containing, cells.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French cellulose.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛ.lyˈloː.zə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧lo‧se
  • Rhymes: -oːzə

Noun

cellulose f (plural celluloses)

  1. cellulose (complex carbohydrate)

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French

Etymology

From cellule (“small cell”) +‎ -ose.

Pronunciation

Noun

cellulose f (uncountable)

  1. cellulose

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃel.luˈlo.se/, /t͡ʃel.luˈlo.ze/
  • Rhymes: -ose, -oze
  • Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧ló‧se

Adjective

cellulose

  1. feminine plural of celluloso

Noun

cellulose f

  1. plural of cellulosa
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