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Cellulose vs Cellopentaose - What's the difference?

cellulose | cellopentaose |

As nouns the difference between cellulose and cellopentaose

is that cellulose is a complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives while cellopentaose is an oligosaccharide, consisting of five glucose residues, formed by hydrolysis of cellulose.

As an adjective cellulose

is consisting of, or containing, cells.

cellulose

Noun

  • A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.
  • (organic compound) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.
  • Synonyms

    * when used as an emulsifier

    Derived terms

    * cellulose acetate * cellulose nitrate * lignocellulose

    See also

    * cellophane * celluloid * pentosan

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Consisting of, or containing, cells.
  • ----

    cellopentaose

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (carbohydrate) An oligosaccharide, consisting of five glucose residues, formed by hydrolysis of cellulose.