Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
vascular . - noun In chem., the substance constituting the principal part of the vessels of plants.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) One of the substances of which vegetable tissue is composed, differing from cellulose in respect to its solubility in certain media.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany One of the
substances of whichvegetable tissue is composed, differing fromcellulose in itssolubility in certain media.
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Examples
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He therefore dissolves out the cutose, vasculose, and pectose by a very simple process, obtaining the fiber clean, and free from all extraneous adherent matter, ready for the spinner.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 Various
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The Professor, therefore, proceeded to carefully investigate the nature of these various substances, and in the result he found that the vasculose and pectose were soluble in an alkali under certain conditions, and that the cellulose was insoluble.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 Various
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