cellulose
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1. a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | polyose, polysaccharide, |
| definition | : | any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pulp, |
| definition | : | a mixture of cellulose fibers (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pectin, |
| definition | : | any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | cellulose ester, |
| definition | : | any ester of cellulose with an acid (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | cellulosic, |
| definition | : | a plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose) (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | fiber, fibre, |
| definition | : | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | paper, |
| definition | : | a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses (noun.substance) |
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