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cellulose en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɛljʊləʊz/ (UK)
• /ˈsɛljəloʊs/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellulabor. French cellule Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsuslbor. French -ose French cellulosebor. English cellulose Borrowed from French cellulose.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Consisting of, or containing, cells.

cellulose en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɛljʊləʊz/ (UK)
• /ˈsɛljəloʊs/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellulabor. French cellule Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsuslbor. French -ose French cellulosebor. English cellulose Borrowed from French cellulose.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.

Forms

Deriveds

mycocellulose · noncellulose · celluloselike · soda cellulose · methyl cellulose · hydroxyethyl cellulose · cellulose nitrate · ethyl cellulose · cellophane · nitrocellulose · ethyl methyl cellulose · cellulosic · hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose · carboxymethylcellulose · carboxymethyl cellulose · nanocellulose · ethylcellulose · hemicellulose · pectocellulose · pyrocellulose · woolulose · pectose · cellulose acetate · oxycellulose · paracellulose · phosphocellulose · lactulose · holocellulose · oligocellulose · hydrocellulose · methylcellulose · cellucotton · lignocellulose · alkali cellulose · benzyl cellulose · hydroxypropylmethylcellulose · hydroxypropyl cellulose · cellulase · cellulose xanthate · hydroxyethylcellulose

Relateds

cellophane · pentosan · celluloid

Synonyms

E460 when used as an emulsifier

Translations (53)

pl celuloza (the polysaccharide cellulose) · ne कोशाधु (the polysaccharide cellulose) · et tselluloos (the polysaccharide cellulose) · uk целюло́за (the polysaccharide cellulose) · is sellulósi (the polysaccharide cellulose) · ja セルロース (the polysaccharide cellulose) · is beðmi (the polysaccharide cellulose) · io celuloso (the polysaccharide cellulose) · gd ceallalos (the polysaccharide cellulose) · de Zellstoff (the polysaccharide cellulose) · pt celulose (the polysaccharide cellulose) · ru клетча́тка (the polysaccharide cellulose) · da cellulose (the polysaccharide cellulose) · tr selüloz (the polysaccharide cellulose) · fr cellulose (the polysaccharide cellulose) · cs celulóza (the polysaccharide cellulose) · cs buničina (the polysaccharide cellulose) · vo sälülod (the polysaccharide cellulose) · fa سلولز (the polysaccharide cellulose) · hi कोशाधु (the polysaccharide cellulose) · ar سِلْيُولُوز (the polysaccharide cellulose) · hy թաղանթանյութ (the polysaccharide cellulose) · la cellulōsa (the polysaccharide cellulose) · nb sellulose (the polysaccharide cellulose) · ms selulosa (the polysaccharide cellulose) · mi pūtauhuka (the polysaccharide cellulose) · he תאית (the polysaccharide cellulose) · sv cellulosa (the polysaccharide cellulose) · ro celuloză (the polysaccharide cellulose) · it cellulosa (the polysaccharide cellulose) · nn cellulose (the polysaccharide cellulose) · sl celuloza (the polysaccharide cellulose) · th เซลลูโลส (the polysaccharide cellulose) · hu cellulóz (the polysaccharide cellulose) · eo celulozo (the polysaccharide cellulose) · hy բջջանյութ (the polysaccharide cellulose) · id selulosa (the polysaccharide cellulose) · es celulosa (the polysaccharide cellulose) · ka ცელულოზა (the polysaccharide cellulose) · nb cellulose (the polysaccharide cellulose) · mr कोशाधु (the polysaccharide cellulose) · ru целлюло́за (the polysaccharide cellulose) · sw selulosi (the polysaccharide cellulose) · nn sellulose (the polysaccharide cellulose) · ca cel·lulosa (the polysaccharide cellulose) · de Zellulose (the polysaccharide cellulose) · fo viðarmeyk (the polysaccharide cellulose) · nl cellulose (the polysaccharide cellulose) · cmn 纖維素 /纤维素 (the polysaccharide cellulose) · uk кліткови́на (the polysaccharide cellulose) · el κυτταρίνη (the polysaccharide cellulose) · ko 셀룰로스 (the polysaccharide cellulose) · fi selluloosa (the polysaccharide cellulose)