Webster’s College Dictionary Definition for Cellulose

cellulose, n. an inert carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n’ the chief constituent of the cell walls of plants and of wood, cotton, hemp, paper, etc. [1745-55; < NL cellul(a) live cell (see CELLULAR) + -OSE2] — cel’lu-los’i-ty (-los’i te), n.

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