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Croscarmellose is made by first soaking crude cellulose in sodium hydroxide. Then reacting the cellulose with sodium monochloroacetate to form sodium carboxymethylcellulose.

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Croscarmellose, also known as sodium carboxymethylcellulose, is a derivative of cellulose obtained from wood pulp or cotton. It is commonly used as a disintegrant in pharmaceutical tablet formulations to help the tablets break down and release their active ingredients in the stomach.

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