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

1. adjective. Consisting of, or containing, cells.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers

Common word forms

cellulosed, celluloses, cellulosing

Words from these letters

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