hemicellulose

noun hemi·cel·lu·lose \ˌhe-mi-ˈsel-yə-ˌlōs, -ˌlōz\

Definition of HEMICELLULOSE

: any of various plant polysaccharides less complex than cellulose and easily hydrolyzable to monosaccharides and other products

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1891

Medical Dictionary

noun hemi·cel·lu·lose \ˌhem-i-ˈsel-yə-ˌlōs, -ˌlōz\

: any of various plant polysaccharides less complex than cellulose and easily hydrolyzable to simple sugars and other products

—hemi·cel·lu·los·ic \-ik\ adjective

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