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Preferred term

cellulose

Is replaced by

cellulose

Definition

[Henderson's] n. linear polysaccharide made up of glucose residues joined by β1,4 linkages. Considered to be the most abundant organic compound in the biosphere as it comprises the bulk of plant and algal cell walls, where it occurs as cellulose microﬁbrils. It is also found in certain tunicates. see Fig. 8.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

French

cellulose

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_95

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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