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Preferred term

Cellulose  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fibers, cotton being the purest natural form of the substance. As a raw material, it forms the basis for many derivatives used in chromatography, ion exchange materials, explosives manufacturing, and pharmaceutical preparations.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 9004-34-6
  • alpha-Cellulose
  • Polyanhydroglucuronic Acid

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q2389NKS-3

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