Usually means: Enzymes that break down cellulose.
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  1. cellulolytic: Merriam-Webster
  2. cellulolytic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. cellulolytic: Collins English Dictionary
  4. cellulolytic: Wiktionary
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  6. cellulolytic: Dictionary.com
  7. Cellulolytic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. cellulolytic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (cellulolytic)

▸ adjective:  (biochemistry) That causes the hydrolysis of cellulose
▸ noun:  Any such material

Similar:
holocellulolytic, lignocellulolytic, hypercellulolytic, multicellulase, pectolytic, chitosanolytic, pectinolytic, gelatinolytic, biolytic, ketolytic, more...

Opposite:
non-cellulolytic, cellulase-negative, cellulase-deficient

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Similar:
holocellulolytic, lignocellulolytic, hypercellulolytic, multicellulase, pectolytic, chitosanolytic, pectinolytic, gelatinolytic, biolytic, ketolytic, more...

Opposite:
non-cellulolytic, cellulase-negative, cellulase-deficient



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