hemicellulose
English
noun
Definitions
- (carbohydrate) A mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in dilute alkali; they are involved in the manufacture of paper, and are used in the production of furfural and ethanol.
Etymology
Affix from English cellulose.
Origin
English
cellulose
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- carboxymethylcellulose English
- cellulase English
- cellulose English
- cellulosic English
- endohemicellulase English
- ethylcellulose English
- hemicellulase English
- hemicellulosic English
- holocellulose English
- hydrocellulose English
- hydroxyethylcellulose English
- lignocellulose English
- methylcellulose English
- mycocellulose English
- nanocellulose English
- nitrocellulose English
- noncellulose English
- oligocellulose English
- oxycellulose English
- pectocellulose English
- phosphocellulose English
- pyrocellulose English
- cellulose French
- cellulase
- cellulose
- cellulosic
- oxycellulose
- noncellulose
- holocellulose
- hemicellulase
- mycocellulose
- pyrocellulose
- nanocellulose
- hemicellulosic
- hydrocellulose
- ethylcellulose
- oligocellulose
- pectocellulose
- lignocellulose
- nitrocellulose
- methylcellulose
- phosphocellulose
- endohemicellulase
- hydroxyethylcellulose
- carboxymethylcellulose