rayon cellulose
21cellulose — noun Etymology: French, from cellule living cell, from New Latin cellula Date: 1848 a polysaccharide (C6H10O5)x of glucose units that constitutes the chief part of the cell walls of plants, occurs naturally in such fibrous products as cotton and… …
22rayon — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cellulose fiber, synthetic fabric, semisynthetic; see cloth , fiber 1 …
23rayon — ray·on || reɪɑn / É’n n. viscose, artificial silk fabric made from cellulose …
24rayon — noun a textile fibre or fabric made from regenerated cellulose (viscose). Origin 1920s: an arbitrary formation …
25rayon — n. any of various textile fibres or fabrics made from cellulose. Etymology: arbitrary f. RAY(1) …
26viscose rayon fiber — Rayon Ray on (r[=a] [o^]n), n. 1. A synthetic fiber, made of thin filaments of regenerated cellulose, extruded from a solution of {viscose}. Called also {viscose fiber} and {viscose rayon fiber}. [PJC] 2. a textile fabric made from rayon[1].… …
27cuprammonium rayon — noun : a rayon made from cellulose dissolved in cuprammonium solution * * * cuprammonium rayon noun Artificial silk made by dissolving cellulose in cuprammonium • • • Main Entry: ↑cuprammonium * * * cu|pram|mo|ni|um «KYOO pruh MOH nee uhm», noun …
28viscose rayon — noun a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers • Syn: ↑viscose • Hypernyms: ↑rayon • Substance Meronyms: ↑cellulose xanthate, ↑viscose * * * …
29acetate rayon — noun a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate • Syn: ↑acetate • Hypernyms: ↑rayon • Substance Meronyms: ↑cellulose acetate …
30acetate rayon — /ˌæsəteɪt ˈreɪɒn/ (say .asuhtayt rayon) noun a rayon made from cellulose acetate, differing from viscose rayon in having a greater strength when wet and in being more sensitive to high temperature …
