Cellose

/ˈsɛloʊs/ adjective

Definition

Having the quality or characteristics of being composed of or related to cellulose.

Etymology

From cellulose + -ose (adjective suffix meaning full of or abounding in). An older or less common form compared to cellulous or cellulosic.

Kelly Says

Cellose is a rare scientific adjective that scientists mostly stopped using in favor of 'cellulosic,' but it survives in old chemical papers like a linguistic fossil showing how terminology evolves in chemistry.

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