adipocellulose

noun

ad·​i·​po·​cel·​lu·​lose

¦a-də-(ˌ)pō-ˈsel-yə-ˌlōs

plural -s

: cellulose associated with suberin in the cell walls of cork tissue

Word History

Etymology

adip- + cellulose

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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