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NALT Full

Preferred term

cellulose

Type

Chemical

Definition

The carbohydrate that is the principal constituent of wood and forms the framework of the wood cells.
Source: Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

glucans

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

alpha-cellulose

In other languages

celulosa

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/23457

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