Cellulose: Difference between revisions

From Distillers Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 3: Line 3:
A polysaccharide (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>5</sub>) of [[Glucose|glucose]] units that constitutes the chief part of the cell walls of plants, occurs naturally in such fibrous products as cotton and kapok, and is the raw material of many manufactured goods (as paper, rayon, and cellophane).
A polysaccharide (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>5</sub>) of [[Glucose|glucose]] units that constitutes the chief part of the cell walls of plants, occurs naturally in such fibrous products as cotton and kapok, and is the raw material of many manufactured goods (as paper, rayon, and cellophane).


[[Category:Glosssary]]
[[Category:Glossary]]

Revision as of 18:08, 5 September 2017

According to Webster:

A polysaccharide (C6H10O5) of glucose units that constitutes the chief part of the cell walls of plants, occurs naturally in such fibrous products as cotton and kapok, and is the raw material of many manufactured goods (as paper, rayon, and cellophane).