ˌselōˈbīˌōs noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cell- + biose; originally formed as German zellobiose
: a white crystalline faintly sweet-tasting sugar C 12 H 22 O 11 of the disaccharide class obtained by partial hydrolysis of cellulose; 4-β-glucosyl-glucose — called also cellose