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cellulose
Summary
cellulose is a type of polymer[1]. cellulose ranks in the top 6% of type_of_polymer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,050 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].
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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 (22,050 views/month).[2] cellulose has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] cellulose is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]