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hemicellulose

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hem·i·cel·lu·lose (hm-sly-ls, -lz)
n.
Any of several polysaccharides that are more complex than a sugar and less complex than cellulose and found in plant cell walls.
hemicellulose
[hem′ēsel′yoo͡lōs]
Etymology: Gk, hemi + L, cellula, little cell
any of a group of polysaccharides that constitute the chief part of the skeletal substances of the cell walls of plants. They resemble cellulose but are soluble and more easily extracted and decomposed. See also dietary fiber.
hemicellulose
structural polysaccharide of plants. Consists of β1,4-linked pentose sugars, mainly xylose.


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