Meanings
nouncellulose (countable and uncountable, plural celluloses)
plural celluloses
- countableuncountableA complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.
adjectivecellulose (not comparable)
- not comparableConsisting of, or containing, cells.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
E460 when used as an emulsifier
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
- Latincella
- Latincellula
- Frenchcellule
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Frenchcellulose
- Englishcellulose
Borrowed from French cellulose.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سِلْيُولُوز
- سِلْيُولُوز (silyulūz)the polysaccharide cellulose
Catalan cel·lulosa
- cel·lulosathe polysaccharide cellulose
Chinese Mandarin 纖維素 /纤维素
- 纖維素 /纤维素 (xiānwéisù)the polysaccharide cellulose
Czech celulóza, buničina
- celulózathe polysaccharide cellulose
- buničinathe polysaccharide cellulose
Danish cellulose
- cellulosethe polysaccharide cellulose
Dutch cellulose
- cellulosethe polysaccharide cellulose
Esperanto celulozo
- celulozothe polysaccharide cellulose
Estonian tselluloos
- tselluloosthe polysaccharide cellulose
Finnish selluloosa
- selluloosathe polysaccharide cellulose
French cellulose
- cellulosethe polysaccharide cellulose
German Zellulose, Zellstoff
- Zellulosethe polysaccharide cellulose
- Zellstoffthe polysaccharide cellulose
Greek κυτταρίνη
- κυτταρίνη (kyttaríni)the polysaccharide cellulose
Hebrew תאית
- תאיתthe polysaccharide cellulose
Hindi कोशाधु
- कोशाधु (kośādhu)the polysaccharide cellulose
Hungarian cellulóz
- cellulózthe polysaccharide cellulose
Icelandic sellulósi, beðmi
- sellulósithe polysaccharide cellulose
- beðmithe polysaccharide cellulose
Indonesian selulosa
- selulosathe polysaccharide cellulose
Italian cellulosa
- cellulosathe polysaccharide cellulose
Japanese セルロース
- セルロース (serurōsu)the polysaccharide cellulose
Korean 셀룰로스
- 셀룰로스 (sellulloseu)the polysaccharide cellulose
Latin cellulōsa
- cellulōsathe polysaccharide cellulose
Malay selulosa
- selulosathe polysaccharide cellulose
Māori pūtauhuka
- pūtauhukathe polysaccharide cellulose
Norwegian Bokmål cellulose, sellulose
- cellulosethe polysaccharide cellulose
- sellulosethe polysaccharide cellulose
Persian سلولز
- سلولز (seluloz)the polysaccharide cellulose
Polish celuloza
- celulozathe polysaccharide cellulose
Portuguese celulose
- celulosethe polysaccharide cellulose
Romanian celuloză
- celulozăthe polysaccharide cellulose
Russian целлюло́за, клетча́тка
- целлюло́за (celljulóza)the polysaccharide cellulose
- клетча́тка (kletčátka)the polysaccharide cellulose
Scottish Gaelic ceallalos
- ceallalosthe polysaccharide cellulose
Spanish celulosa
- celulosathe polysaccharide cellulose
Swahili selulosi
- selulosithe polysaccharide cellulose
Swedish cellulosa
- cellulosathe polysaccharide cellulose
Thai เซลลูโลส
- เซลลูโลสthe polysaccharide cellulose
Turkish selüloz
- selülozthe polysaccharide cellulose
Ukrainian целюло́за, кліткови́на
- целюло́за (celjulóza)the polysaccharide cellulose
- кліткови́на (klitkovýna)the polysaccharide cellulose
Cite this entry
APA
cellulose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellulose
MLA
“cellulose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellulose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cellulose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellulose.
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