As nouns the difference between cellulose and hypromellose
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 hypromellose is hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used as a food additive, an excipient in oral medicaments, and an ophthalmic lubricant.
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.
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hypromellose
English
Noun
(-)
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used as a food additive, an excipient in oral medicaments and an ophthalmic lubricant.
Synonyms
* , HPMC, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
Hypernyms
*polysaccharide
*excipient
