hemicellulose

[ hem-i-sel-yuh-lohs ]
/ ˌhɛm ɪˈsɛl yəˌloʊs /

noun

any of a group of gummy polysaccharides, intermediate in complexity between sugar and cellulose, that hydrolyze to monosaccharides more readily than cellulose.

Origin of hemicellulose

First recorded in 1890–95; hemi- + cellulose

Words nearby hemicellulose

hemiballismus, hemiblock, hemic, hemic murmur, hemicardia, hemicellulose, hemicentrum, hemicephalalgia, hemicephalia, hemichordate, hemichorea

Example sentences from the Web for hemicellulose

  • The hemicellulose of wheat is, therefore, according to the author, pure pentosane.

    Researches on Cellulose |C. F. Cross

British Dictionary definitions for hemicellulose

hemicellulose
/ (ˌhɛmɪˈsɛljʊˌləʊz) /

noun

any of a group of plant polysaccharides that occur chiefly in the cell wall

Medical definitions for hemicellulose

hemicellulose
[ hĕm′ĭ-sĕl′yə-lōs′, -lōz′ ]

n.

Any of several polysaccharides that are more complex than a sugar and less complex than cellulose and found in plant cell walls.