carboxymethylcellulose
noun
car·boxy·meth·yl·cel·lu·lose
kär-ˌbäk-sē-ˌme-thəl-ˈsel-yə-ˌlōs 
-ˌlōz
: an acid ether derivative of cellulose that in the form of its sodium salt is used as a thickening, emulsifying, and stabilizing agent and as a bulk laxative in medicine
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Those tampons contained ingredients like polyester foam and carboxymethylcellulose, a thickening agent that enabled more expansion than other tampons did, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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carboxymethylcellulose
noun
car·boxy·meth·yl·cel·lu·lose
(ˌ)kär-ˌbäk-sē-ˌmeth-əl-ˈsel-yə-ˌlōs, -ˌlōz
: an acid ether derivative of cellulose that in the form of its sodium salt is used as a thickening, emulsifying, and stabilizing agent and as a bulk laxative in medicine
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