Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cellulose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cellulose \Cel"lu*lose`\ (s[e^]l"[-u]*l[=o]s`), a.
Consisting of, or containing, cells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cellulose \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cellulose
n : a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant
tissues and fibers
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