Cel"lu*lose` , n.
(Chem.) The substance which constitutes
the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action
of heat and
acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin.
Unsized, well bleached linen paper is merely pure cellulose.
Goodale.
Starch cellulose, the delicate framework which remains when the soluble part (granulose) of starch is
removed by saliva or pepsin. Goodale.
Cel"lu*lose` (s&ebreve;l"&usl;*lōs`),
a. Consisting of, or containing, cells.
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