cellulose
The complex carbohydrate that is the principal component of cell walls of plants.
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Cellulose-a structural component of plants that is used to make bio-fuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel. ...
Cellulose - A structural polysaccharide in cell walls.
Celsius - A temperature measurement scale. Water freezes at 0°C, water boils at 100°C. °C= (5/9)(°F-32) ...
Cellulose - a complex carbohydrate that stiffens a plant: Tough stems contain stiff cellulose.
CFM - Cubic feel per minute.
Chelate - combining nutrients in an atomic ring that is easy for plants to absorb.
cellulose A plant substance forming part of the cell wall.
cercus A thread-like or sometimes forceps-like tail near the tip of an insect's abdomen (usually a pair). Plural: cerci.
Land plants have cellulose, which thickens their cell walls and allows them to resist gravity, and they can grow upright. Seaweed is supported by water and has no need for cellulose. In a compost heap, that means seaweed breaks down really quickly.
cellulose search for term- n. (Fr. from L. cellula, dim. of cella, a small room) the chief substance composing the cell walls or woody part of plants; ...
So many green elements in this home are unseen, such as cellulose insulation, recycled from newsprint, which was blown into the existing walls through small holes drilled in the wood paneling.
This color is a combination of mildew growth and cellulose enrichment of the surface. The weathering process removes the colored extractives and lignin, leaving cellulose.
FILM - A transparent cellulose nitrate or cellulose actetate composition made in thin, flexible strips or sheets and coated with a light-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs.
Almost any plant that is found to be high in cellulose is considered excellent for making the pulp which produces paper, the most common today being trees such as aspen and pine varieties.
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The process of turning sunlight into food occurs within a plant's leaves, where carbon dioxide and water change into oxygen, glucose, and fructose. These form chains of starch and cellulose.
Some sugars are converted into more complex molecules, including amino acids and the long cellulose molecules that form a plant's structure. Many are used to make the plant's flowers, fruit, and seeds.
Termites are successful because of their ability to utilize cellulose as food. As a result some species may incidentally damage wood in structures, stored books or other materials.
Glucose allows for the production of cellulose, and starch (a later supply of energy that is stored in the plant's cells). The first leaves gather energy from sunlight, which is necessary for Photosynthesis.
Their main contribution to a compost pile is to break down cellulose and lignin, after faster acting bacteria make inroads on them. They prefer cooler temperatures (70 to 75º F) and easily digested food sources.
What remains is the cellulose and minerals of vegetable matter, which can then be added to gardens. Minerals such as those found in shellfish remains, kelp, or animal bone also aid in soil fertility.
Intermediate between these two stages is a stage of development called the semihardwood stage in which the wood has fully expanded in size but only the cellulose of the cell wall has formed, not the lignin which makes the wood truly rigid and woody.
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