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Cellulose vs Maltose - What's the difference?

cellulose | maltose |

As nouns the difference between cellulose and maltose

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 maltose is a disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

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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    maltose

    Noun

  • (carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.
  • Anagrams

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