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... a.) Consisting of or containing, cells.(n.) The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the ...

... stahrch)any of a group of polysaccharides of the general formula, (C6H10O5) n.; it is the chief storage form of carbohydrates in plants.granules separated from mature corn, wheat, or potatoes; used as a dusting powder and pharmaceutic aid.