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Webster 1913 Edition
Cellulose
Cel′lu-loseˊ
(sĕl′ū̍-lōsˊ)
, Adj.
Consisting of, or containing, cells.
Cel′lu-loseˊ
,Noun.
(Chem.)
The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, cotton, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate,
(C6H10O5)n
, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch
, Granulose
, Lignin
. Unsized, well bleached linen paper is merely pure
cellulose
. Goodale.
Starch cellulose
, the delicate framework which remains when the soluble part (granulose) of starch is removed by saliva or pepsin.
Goodale.