ʻO nā methyl cellulose ethers kahi hui o nā derivatives cellulose i hoʻololi ʻia me ke kemika ma ka hoʻokomo ʻana i nā hui methyl ma luna o ke kuamoʻo cellulose. Ua ʻike ʻia kēia mau derivatives no ko lākou solubility wai a he mau noi like ʻole i nā ʻoihana e like me ka meaʻai, nā lāʻau lapaʻau, ke kūkulu ʻana, a me nā mea hoʻonani. Eia kekahi mau ʻano maʻamau o nā methyl cellulose ethers: