Home › Words › H › hydrocellulosehydrocellulosehydrocellulose means A hydrated form of cellulose used in the manufacture of paper etc.EtymologyFrom hydro- + cellulose.nounA hydrated form of cellulose used in the manufacture of paper etcDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nanocellulose 68% match — Cellulose, in the form of nanosized fibrils, that produces a gel on contact with water. vs hydrocellulose →microcellulose 65% match — microcrystalline cellulose vs hydrocellulose →hypromellose 64% match — Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used as a food additive, an excipient in oral medicaments, and an ophthalmic lubricant. vs hydrocellulose →oxycellulose 63% match — oxidized cellulose vs hydrocellulose →hydrogel 63% match — A colloid gel in which water is the continuous phase; they have a number of medical and industrial applications. vs hydrocellulose →hydrocolloid 61% match — Any material that forms a colloid (especially a gel) when mixed with water. vs hydrocellulose →cellulosic 60% match — Of, pertaining to, or derived from cellulose. vs hydrocellulose →rhodoid 60% match — A type of thermoplastic made from cellulose acetate vs hydrocellulose →