an insoluble substance which is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibres such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers 纤维素
paint or lacquer consisting principally of cellulose acetate or nitrate in solution 纤维素涂料
派生 cellulosic adjective 语源
mid 19th cent.: from French, from cellule ‘small cell’ + -ose