cellulose

Example Sentences

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This fungus is one of many “brown rot” fungi, because it digests the sugary cellulose in wood but not its lignin.

From Washington Post

Little Sleepies are pajamas and play clothes for children made out of bamboo cellulose.

From New York Times

Then they replicated these results in cellulose sponges.

From Scientific American

It should contain at least 85% bark and only a small percentage of wood chips because the large concentrations of cellulose in fresh wood chips feed the artillery fungus.

From Salon

Rayon is a synthetic fiber that is made with plant cellulose, including bamboo, but the FTC noted the process “requires the use of toxic chemicals and results in hazardous pollutants.”

From Seattle Times