noun
hemicellulose
Technical term in biochemistry and plant science for a group of polysaccharides found in plant cell walls.
ヘミセルロースは植物の細胞壁に含まれる多糖類の一種です。
Hemicellulose is a type of polysaccharide found in plant cell walls.
Cellulose is a structurally different polysaccharide; hemicellulose has a more branched and heterogeneous structure.
Loanword from English 'hemicellulose', itself from 'hemi-' (half) + 'cellulose'.