cellulose

n. மரக்கூறு, செடியினங்களின் மரக்கட்டைகளுக்கும் பருத்தி போன்ற இழைமங்களுக்கும் உயிர்மங்களின் புறத்தோட்டுக்கும் மூலமான பொருள், (பெ.) கண்ணறைகளுள்ள.

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Cel"lu*lose`, a. Defn: Consisting of, or containing, cells. Cel"lu*lose`, n. (Chem.) Defn: 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.

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