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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Glucans > Cellulose
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > Cellulose
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Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > Cellulose

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Cellulose  

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  • Acid, Polyanhydroglucuronic
  • alpha Cellulose
  • alpha-Cellulose
  • Polyanhydroglucuronic Acid

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  • A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fibers, cotton being the purest natural form of the substance. As a raw material, it forms the basis for many derivatives used in chromatography, ion exchange materials, explosives manufacturing, and pharmaceutical preparations.

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