Ko te Methylcellulose he cellulose methyl ether. He ma, he kowhai marama ranei he matūriki iti, he kawa, he paura ranei. Karekau he kakara me te reka, tata ki te 27% ki te 32% o nga roopu hydroxyl kei te ahua o nga roopu methoxy. Ko nga taumata rereke o te methyl cellulose he rereke nga nekehanga o te polymerization, mai i te 50 ki te 1000; A ko tana taumaha ngota (toharite) mai i te 10000 ki te 22000 Da, a ko tana tohu whakakapinga ko te tau toharite o nga roopu methoxy, e hono ana ki ia waeine glucose anhydride i runga i te mekameka.