/ Dictionary / Index C carboxymethylcellulose: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: car•box•y•meth•yl•cel•lu•lose Pronunciation: (kär-bok"sē-meth"ul-sel'yu-lōs"), [key] — n. a white, water-soluble polymer derived from cellulose, used as a coating and sizing for paper and textiles, a stabilizer for various foods, and an appetite suppressor. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. carboxylic acid carboxypeptidase Related Content Daily Word Quiz: belligerent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language