cellulose | (noun) a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers | - |
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close | (noun) the concluding part of any performance | Synonyms: closing curtain, finale, finis |
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(noun) the last section of a communication | Synonyms: closing, conclusion, end, ending |
(noun) the temporal end; the concluding time | Synonyms: conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point |
laevulose | (noun) a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits | Synonyms: fructose, fruit sugar, levulose |
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levulose | (noun) a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits | Synonyms: fructose, fruit sugar, laevulose |
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nitrocellulose | (noun) a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives | Synonyms: cellulose nitrate, guncotton, nitrocotton |
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pyrocellulose | (noun) nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder | - |
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xylose | (noun) a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics | Synonyms: wood sugar |
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