セルロース

せるろーす
noun
cellulose
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1. cellulose
The main structural substance of plant cell walls. It is a fiber that humans cannot digest and is the chief component of paper, cotton, and wood.
紙(かみ)はセルロースからできている。
Paper is made from cellulose.
セルロースは植物(しょくぶつ)の細胞壁(さいぼうへき)の主成分(しゅせいぶん)だ。
Cellulose is the main component of plant cell walls.
人間(にんげん)はセルロースを消化(しょうか)できないが、食物(しょくもつ)繊維(せんい)として腸(ちょう)の働(はたら)きを助(たす)ける。
Humans cannot digest cellulose, but as dietary fiber it aids the function of the intestines.

A loanword from English "cellulose." A chemistry and biology term for the fibrous carbohydrate that makes up plant cell walls.

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Related: 食物繊維(しょくもつせんい) (dietary fiber)
Related: デンプン (starch)
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Added 2026.5.18 12:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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