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carboxymethylcellulose
(kär-bŏkˌsē-mĕthˌəl-sĕlˈyə-lōsˌ)
noun A derivative of cellulose whose sodium salt is used in the manufacture of processed foods as a stabilizing and emulsifying agent and in medicine as a laxative.