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methylcellulose

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methylcellulose [′meth·əl′sel·yə‚lōs]
(organic chemistry)
A grayish-white powder derived from cellulose; swells in water to a colloidal solution; soluble in glacial acetic acid; used in water-based paints and ceramic glazes, for leather tanning, and as a thickening and sizing agent, adhesive, and food additive. Also known as cellulose methyl ether.


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The joint venture is said to be the leading producer of methylcellulose in China, and will have an initial combined capacity of 6,000 mt.
2% methylcellulose overlay in the medium to confine the virus to the foci.
Immunolabeled embryos were mounted in glycerol or 3% methylcellulose and imaged using a Zeiss LSM 5 Pascal confocal system with Ar and HeNe lasers (Carl Zeiss Advanced Imaging Microscopy, Jena, Germany).
 
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