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cellulose vs polysaccharide

polysaccharide vs cellulose

cellulose and polysaccharide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cellulose Yes No No No
polysaccharide Yes No No No
As nouns, polysaccharide is a hypernym of cellulose; that is, polysaccharide is a word with a broader meaning than cellulose:
  • cellulose: a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
  • polysaccharide: any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
Other hypernyms of cellulose include polyose.
cellulose (noun) polysaccharide (noun)
a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
Difference between cellulose and polysaccharide

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