Dictionary Entry
cellulose
cellulose is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Consisting of, or containing, cells. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Consisting of, or containing, cells.
- 2noun
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.
- 3noun
a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
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