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hemicellulose
hemicellulose definition - medical
hem·i·cel·lu·lose (hĕmˌĭ-sĕlˈyə-lōsˌ, -lōzˌ)
noun Any of several polysaccharides that are more complex than a sugar and less complex than cellulose and found in plant cell walls.
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