Associations to the word «Cellulose»

Wiktionary

CELLULOSE, noun. 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.
CELLULOSE, noun. (organic compound) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.
CELLULOSE, adjective. Consisting of, or containing, cells.
CELLULOSE NITRATE, noun. (organic compound) nitrocellulose.

Dictionary definition

CELLULOSE, noun. A polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats