Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (HEC) ni ether ya cellulose ikoreshwa mu buryo bwinshi kandi ifite uruhare runini mu kunoza imikorere y'ibikoresho by'ubwubatsi, amasabune, n'ibindi bicuruzwa by'inganda. Iyi nkuru irasuzuma imiterere y'ingenzi, ibyiza, n'ikoreshwa ritandukanye rya HEC, ishimangira akamaro kayo mu kunoza ubukana, kubika amazi, no kudahindagurika kw'ibicuruzwa muri rusange.