Cellulose synonyms

sĕl'yə-lōs', -lōz'

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cellulose acetate (related)
Any of several nonflammable thermoplastics produced by the action of acetic acid or acetic anhydride upon cellulose in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid: used in making artificial silks, lacquers, photographic films, etc.
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hemicellulose (related)
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chitin (related)
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microcrystalline (related)
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water-insoluble (related)
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carboxymethyl (related)
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triacetate (related)
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microcrystals (related)
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polysaccharide (related)
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lignin (related)
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methacrylate (related)
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resin (related)
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silica (related)
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starch (related)
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microfibrils (related)
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keratin (related)
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calcium-carbonate (related)
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Find another word for cellulose. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for cellulose, like: cellulose acetate, hemicellulose, chitin, microcrystalline, water-insoluble, carboxymethyl, triacetate, microcrystals, polysaccharide, lignin and methacrylate.
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Cellulose Sentence Examples

  • The wall of the tube is very thin and delicate, and does not seem to be composed of cellulose or any modification of it.

  • In the recent methods the cotton remains in contact with the acids for two to four hours at the ordinary air temperature (15° C.), in which time it is almost fully nitrated, the main portion, say 90%, having a composition represented by the formula e C6H702(N03)3, the remainder consisting of lower nitrated products, some oxidation products and traces of unchanged cellulose and cellulose sulphates.

  • In this process cellulose (in the form of sawdust) is made into a stiff paste with a mixture of strong caustic potash and soda solution and heated in flat iron pans to 20o-250 C. The somewhat dark-coloured mass is lixiviated with a small amount of warm water in order to remove excess of alkali, the residual alkaline oxalates converted into insoluble calcium oxalate by boiling with milk of lime, the lime salt separated, and decomposed by means of sulphuric acid.

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