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词汇 cellulose
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Definition of cellulose in English:

cellulose

noun ˈsɛljʊləʊsˈsɛljʊləʊz
mass noun
  • 1An insoluble substance which is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibres such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers.

    纤维素

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is found on a variety of substrates containing cellulose including paper and plant compost.
    • As a green leafy vegetable, lettuce is rich in vitamin C and E, as well as fibre cellulose.
    • Wool, which is sheep hair, is made of animal proteins, while cotton is made of plant cellulose - the main part of a plant's cell wall.
    • Many xanthophytes produce a cell wall, though it is not composed of cellulose (as in plants) or of chitin (as in fungi).
    • Natural in origin, Tencel was designed as an environmentally friendly cellulose fibre to be used in fabrics to maximize comfort and functionality.
    • Plants are living things with cellulose cell walls, lacking nervous or sensory organs.
    • Nasaleze is a natural hay-fever remedy based on plant cellulose.
    • The experiments showed, inter alia, that pyritization can occur within cellulose cell walls.
    • Dietary fibre consists of plant material such as cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, polysaccharides, gums, mucilage and lignin.
    • Presence of cellulose definitively identifies vegetable matter and excludes helminths.
    • One example of a carbohydrate that doesn't count is cellulose, an insoluble fiber that imparts zero calories per gram.
    • They produce different enzymes that break down lignin and release cellulose and hemicellulose from plants.
    • It is composed primarily of cellulose, a complex carbohydrate made from glucose.
    • They are used on a large scale in industry because of their bright colors and firm chemical fixation to cellulose, protein, and polyamide fibers.
    • Termites eat cellulose, a main ingredient in woody plants/materials, and we find them in decaying trees and logs as well as in our homes.
    • Several recent publications have described the properties of composites of bacterial cellulose with plant cell wall polysaccharides.
    • Most plant-eaters have developed adaptations to handle difficult-to-digest plant cellulose.
    • A study by Dr Angus Davison has helped to uncover new facts about the most common organic compound found on earth - a substance called cellulose.
    • The tomato fruit cell wall is composed of protein and three major polysaccharide components, pectin, hemicelluloses and cellulose.
    • Major constituents of the cell wall are cellulose, hemicelluloses and pectins.
  • 2Paint or lacquer consisting principally of cellulose acetate or nitrate in solution.

    纤维素涂料

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Peer at the piece very closely and you may just make out the traces of what look like scars on the surface of the cellulose paint which coats these two huge bronze casts.
    • The float is then given two coats of cellulose paint to seal it.
    • Drawn by the smell of petrol and cellulose paint, Angus wandered into a car enthusiast's glory hole.
    • The balsa wood was giving two coats of cellulose paint to seal it.

Derivatives

  • cellulosic

  • adjective ˈsɛljʊləʊsɪkˌsɛljəˈlɑsɪk
    • Unlike conventional ethanol, bioethanol is made not from grain, but from cellulosic biomass, such as wheat straw, sugar cane bagasse, and corn stovers and stalks left over after harvesting.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The majority of parenchymal cells located within the central cylinder had thin cellulosic primary cell walls that stained with aniline blue.
      • While companies like Iogen, a Canadian biofuel company, research ways to make cellulosic ethanol commercially viable, corn-based ethanol is only affordable to consumers through tax subsidies.
      • Although these termites are closely related, they construct strikingly different nest structures in a range of different habitats and they feed on different forms of cellulosic material.
      • These data confirmed our earlier conclusions that pointed toward the fact that MWL is more photoreactive when absorbed on a cellulosic fiber matrix, most likely due to the larger surface area provided when it is absorbed on a fiber matrix.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from cellule ‘small cell ’ + -ose2.

Definition of cellulose in US English:

cellulose

noun
  • 1An insoluble substance which is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers.

    纤维素

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tomato fruit cell wall is composed of protein and three major polysaccharide components, pectin, hemicelluloses and cellulose.
    • A study by Dr Angus Davison has helped to uncover new facts about the most common organic compound found on earth - a substance called cellulose.
    • Presence of cellulose definitively identifies vegetable matter and excludes helminths.
    • Many xanthophytes produce a cell wall, though it is not composed of cellulose (as in plants) or of chitin (as in fungi).
    • They produce different enzymes that break down lignin and release cellulose and hemicellulose from plants.
    • Most plant-eaters have developed adaptations to handle difficult-to-digest plant cellulose.
    • One example of a carbohydrate that doesn't count is cellulose, an insoluble fiber that imparts zero calories per gram.
    • Dietary fibre consists of plant material such as cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, polysaccharides, gums, mucilage and lignin.
    • Natural in origin, Tencel was designed as an environmentally friendly cellulose fibre to be used in fabrics to maximize comfort and functionality.
    • It is found on a variety of substrates containing cellulose including paper and plant compost.
    • They are used on a large scale in industry because of their bright colors and firm chemical fixation to cellulose, protein, and polyamide fibers.
    • Major constituents of the cell wall are cellulose, hemicelluloses and pectins.
    • Nasaleze is a natural hay-fever remedy based on plant cellulose.
    • Plants are living things with cellulose cell walls, lacking nervous or sensory organs.
    • Several recent publications have described the properties of composites of bacterial cellulose with plant cell wall polysaccharides.
    • Termites eat cellulose, a main ingredient in woody plants/materials, and we find them in decaying trees and logs as well as in our homes.
    • The experiments showed, inter alia, that pyritization can occur within cellulose cell walls.
    • As a green leafy vegetable, lettuce is rich in vitamin C and E, as well as fibre cellulose.
    • Wool, which is sheep hair, is made of animal proteins, while cotton is made of plant cellulose - the main part of a plant's cell wall.
    • It is composed primarily of cellulose, a complex carbohydrate made from glucose.
  • 2Paint or lacquer consisting principally of cellulose acetate or nitrate in solution.

    纤维素涂料

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Peer at the piece very closely and you may just make out the traces of what look like scars on the surface of the cellulose paint which coats these two huge bronze casts.
    • The balsa wood was giving two coats of cellulose paint to seal it.
    • Drawn by the smell of petrol and cellulose paint, Angus wandered into a car enthusiast's glory hole.
    • The float is then given two coats of cellulose paint to seal it.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from cellule ‘small cell’ + -ose.

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