cellulose

Summary

cellulose is a type of polymer^[1]. cellulose ranks in the top 6% of type_of_polymer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,666 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• cellulose is credited with the discovery of Anselme Payen^[3].
• cellulose's instance of is recorded as type of polymer^[4].
• plant-type cell wall is named after cellulose^[5].
• cellulose is a type of beta-glucan^[6].
• cellulose is part of cellulose binding^[7].
• cellulose is part of cellulose metabolic process^[8].
• cellulose is part of cellulose biosynthetic process^[9].
• cellulose is part of cellulose catabolic process^[10].
• cellulose is part of holocellulose^[11].
• cellulose is used for food additive^[12].
• cellulose is used for excipient^[13].
• cellulose is used for cellulose fiber^[14].
• cellulose is used for thickener^[15].
• cellulose is used for fuel^[16].
• cellulose is used for raw material^[17].
• cellulose is used for powder explosive^[18].
• cellulose's Commons category is recorded as Cellulose^[19].
• cellulose's color is recorded as white^[20].
• cellulose comprises oxygen^[21].
• cellulose comprises carbon^[22].
• cellulose comprises hydrogen^[23].
• cellulose's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cellulose^[24].
• cellulose's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2013/fpl_2013_rowell002.pdf^[25].
• cellulose's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• cellulose's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

cellulose's instance of is recorded as type of polymer^[4]. cellulose is a type of beta-glucan^[6].

Origins

plant-type cell wall is named after cellulose^[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include food additive^[12], excipient^[13], cellulose fiber^[14], thickener^[15], fuel^[16], and raw material^[17]. Components include oxygen^[21], a chemical element^[28]; carbon^[22], a chemical element^[29]; and hydrogen^[23], a chemical element^[30]. Part of include cellulose binding^[7], cellulose metabolic process^[8], cellulose biosynthetic process^[9], cellulose catabolic process^[10], and holocellulose^[11].

Why It Matters

cellulose ranks in the top 6% of type_of_polymer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,666 views/month).^[2] cellulose has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] cellulose is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]