Definition of Carboxymethylcellulose

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) The product of the reaction of cellulose with chloroacetic acid; it is used as a thickener and to stabilize emulsions ¹

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Medical Definition of Carboxymethylcellulose

1. Polycarboxymethyl ether of cellulose. It is used as an emulsifier, thickener, suspending agent, etc., in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals; in research as a culture medium; in chromatography as a stabiliser for reagents; and therapeutically as a bulk laxative with antacid properties. Pharmacological action: cathartic, pharmaceutic aid. Chemical name: Cellulose, carboxymethyl ether, sodium salt (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carboxymethylcellulose

carboxylic
carboxylic acid
carboxylic acid ester
carboxylic acid reductase
carboxylic acids
carboxylic ester hydrolases
carboxylmethyltransferase
carboxylmethyltransferases
carboxyls
carboxyltransferases
carboxymethyl
carboxymethyl cellulose
carboxymethyl glucose
carboxymethylated
carboxymethylation
carboxymethylcellulose (current term)
carboxymethylcelluloses
carboxymethyls
carboxynaphthofluorescein
carboxypenicillin
carboxypenicillins
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase A
carboxypeptidase B
carboxypeptidase C
carboxypeptidase G
carboxypeptidases
carboxyphenyl

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