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Hemel Hempstead
hemeralopia
hemerocallis
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hemicellulose
hem·i·cel·lu·lose [ hèmmi séllyə lss, hèmmi séllyə lz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
substance in plants: any polysaccharide found in plant cell walls
[Because less complex than cellulose]
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