cellulosic
Use Cellulosic in a sentence
yəˈloʊ adjective
1.
of, containing, or derived from cellulose.
noun
2.
any cellulosic compound or substance.
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cellulose (ˈsɛljʊˌləʊz, -ˌləʊs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a polysaccharide consisting of long unbranched chains of linked glucose units: the main constituent of plant cell walls and used in making paper, rayon, and film | |
| [C18: from French cellule cell (see | |
| cellu'losic | |
| —adj, —n | |
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Cellulosic
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
And so there's a lot more feedstock for making cellulosic ethanol than for making traditional, grain-based forms of ethanol.
Cellulosic ethanol is of great interest since corn ethanol production is limited.
He doesn't make solar panels or wind turbines or cellulosic biofuel.
Cellulosic ethanol, meanwhile, was expected to already be a dominant part of the biofuel market by now.
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