The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A derivative of cellulose whose sodium salt is used in the manufacture of processed foods as a stabilizing and emulsifying agent and in medicine as a laxative.
n. The product of the reaction of cellulose with chloroacetic acid; it is used as a thickener and to stabilize emulsions
Word Usage
"As though I could not feel the lanolin, carboxymethylcellulose, humectants, hydrolyzed proteins being injected into his arteries while the blood was drained from his heart."