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Cellulose vs. Roughage — What's the Difference?

Cellulose vs. Roughage — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Cellulose and Roughage

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Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula (C6H10O5)n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes.

Roughage

See fiber.

Cellulose

A polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)n, that is composed of glucose monomers and is the main constituent of the cell walls of plants. It is used in the manufacture of numerous products, including paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and insulation.

Roughage

Any rough or coarse material.

Cellulose

A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.
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Roughage

Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds.

Cellulose

(organic compound) A polysaccharide containing many glucose units in parallel chains.

Roughage

(agriculture) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.

Cellulose

Consisting of, or containing, cells.

Roughage

(nutrition) Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract; dietary fibre.

Cellulose

Consisting of, or containing, cells.

Roughage

Coarse food high in fiber but low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates peristalsis

Cellulose

The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, cotton, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin.
Unsized, well bleached linen paper is merely pure cellulose.

Cellulose

A polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers

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