单词 | cellulosity |
释义 | cellulosityn. Chiefly Biology. Now rare. 1. Cellular matter or tissue, spec. adipose or other connective tissue; a structure made of this. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > indentation or cavity > [noun] > depression or cavity > formation cellulosity1779 unilocularity1819 chambering1885 1779 tr. A. von Haller First Lines Physiol. xi. 147 The carotid artery, commonly surrounded with a great deal of dense cellulosity [L. multa & densa cellulositate],..commonly ascends as high as the upper part of the thyreoide cartilage. 1826 Edinb. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 1 221 In drawing breath, the air penetrates it only by degrees, and by the pressure thus caused, changes it into true cellulosities. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IV. 487 The sclerotica..instead of being simply attached to the cornea by a cellulosity, most usually penetrates into the corneous substance, by long and fine ligaments. 1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 1002/1 The eye is simply supported on the orbit by a quantity of loose cellulosity. 1875 Lancet 1 May 603/1 Such an abscess may fail to perforate the transversalis or iliac fascia, and hence may spread in the subperitoneal cellulosity. 1900 G. C. Bourne Introd. Study Compar. Anat. Animals I. iii. 78 Sarcode is without visible organs, and without the appearance of cellulosity, but it is nevertheless organised. 2. = cellularity n. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbohydrates > sugars > polysaccharides > [noun] > cellulose > quality or condition of being cellulose cellulosity1798 1798 tr. L. Spallanzani Trav. Two Sicilies III. xx. 219 When other proofs are wanting, cellulosity [is] the most certain indication that volcanic rocks have flowed in a stream. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 219 The cut surfaces will demonstrate the light cellulosity of the divided bones. 1921 Brit. Patent 165,825 2/1 Coke of the desired cellulosity, porosity and hardness is produced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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