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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King