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cellulose

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cel·lu·lose /ˈseljələʊs $ -loʊs/ noun [uncountable]  1. HBthe material that the cell walls of plants are made of and that is used to make plastics, paper etc 纤维素2. (also cellulose acetate)TIM technical a plastic that is used for many industrial purposes, especially making photographic film and explosives 醋酸纤维素〔工业上尤用于制造摄影胶片和炸药〕
Examples from the Corpus
celluloseAgar gel and cellulose acetate are the more commonly used media in the routine clinical laboratory. 189.It took 19 litres of paint and cellulose for the coachwork, which matched the original perfectly.You can blow in cellulose or fiberglass for $ 1 to $ 2 a square foot.Separately, shares in forestry companies declined after a steep fall in cellulose prices over the last two months, analysts said.An interesting development is the direct synthesis of acetic anhydride, used to make cellulose acetate for photographic film base.Since hemoglobins A2 and C exhibit nearly the same mobility, they can not be differentiated on cellulose acetate. 217.The cellulose fluff, although more bulky, is just a parachute, to be discarded.The solid marker was impregnated on blotting paper and then coated with cellulose.
Origin cellulose (1800-1900) French cellule; → CELLULITE
cel·lu·lose nounChineseSyllable
that the made of cell walls the material of plants are Corpus


cellulose
cellulose /ˈseljələʊs, ˈseljʊləʊs $ -loʊs/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: cellule; cellulite
1. the material that the cell walls of plants are made of and that is used to make plastics, paper etc
2. (also cellulose acetate) technical a plastic that is used for many industrial purposes, especially making photographic film and explosives


cel·lu·loseBrE /ˈseljuləʊs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈseljuloʊs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a natural substance that forms the cell walls of all plants and trees and is used in making plastics, paper, etc. 纤维素any compound used in making paint, lacquer of cellulose used in making paint, lacquer, etc. (用于制作涂料、漆等的)纤维素化合物