Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) ke mofuta oa polymeric fiber ether e fumanoang ka phetoho ea lik'hemik'hale ea selulose ea tlhaho. Sebopeho sa eona se entsoe haholo-holo ka yuniti ea D-glucose e hokahantsoeng ke β (1→4) glucoside bond. E qhibiliha ka metsing a batang ho etsa tharollo ea viscous. The viscosity ea tharollo e amana le vithamine e tala DP (e phahameng, e bohareng, e tlaase), le maemo a mahloriso le a ho qhibiliha, mohlala: ho qhibiliha le ho sebelisa matla a phahameng a ho kuta ho tharollo, haeba CMC e le DS e tlaase, kapa phetisetso ea ho nkela sebaka e sa lekane, joale motsoako oa gel o hlahisoa; Ka lehlakoreng le leng, haeba DS e phahameng le ho nkeloa sebaka li ajoa ka mokhoa o ts'oanang, tharollo e hlakileng le e ts'oanang e thehoa.