Cellulose is a carbohydrate.
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Cellulose
/ˈsɛljəloʊs/
Synonyms for "cellulose" (16 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(3 words)
biopolymer material propertybiosynthetic polymercellulose polymer
Strong matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
commercial cellulosedissolving grade cellulosee460 when used as an emulsifierglucan structural property
Related words (8)
Noun(8 words)
glucose polymerindustrial grade celluloselinear polysaccharidenatural polymerplant polymerplant polysaccharidepolymeric material propertyrefined cellulose
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13 entriesamorphous cellulosebacterial cellulosecarboxymethyl cellulosecellulose Icellulose IIcellulose acetatecellulose nanocrystalcellulose nanofibercellulose nitratecotton cellulosecrystalline cellulosehydroxyethyl cellulosewood cellulose
Collocations
6 entriesbacterial cellulosecellulose acetatecellulose fibercellulose nanofibercellulose pulpcrystalline cellulose
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriescellulose derivativecellulosic
Sample sentences
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But being so thin, graphene also is extremely hard to handle, like the transparent cellulose used for wrapping food.
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