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Cellulose vs Xylan - What's the difference?

cellulose | xylan |

As nouns the difference between cellulose and xylan

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 xylan is a polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.

As an adjective cellulose

is consisting of, or containing, cells.

cellulose

English

(wikipedia 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.
    • ----

    xylan

    English

    (wikipedia xylan)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.

    • Derived terms

    * heteroxylan