cellophane wrapping
1Cellophane — is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Cellulose fibers from wood, cotton, hemp, or other sources are dissolved in alkali and carbon disulfide to make a solution called viscose, which is then extruded through a slit into an… …
2cellophane — ► NOUN trademark ▪ a thin transparent wrapping material made from viscose. ORIGIN from CELLULOSE(Cf. ↑cellulosic) + phane (from Latin diaphanus diaphanous ) …
3cellophane — [sel′ə fān΄] n. [< CELL(ULOSE) + O + PHANE] a thin, transparent material made from cellulose, used as a moisture proof wrapping for foods, tobacco, etc …
4Cellophane® — /selˈə fān/ noun A tough, transparent, paperlike wrapping material made from viscose ORIGIN: cellulose and Gr phainein to show …
5Cellophane — Cel|lo|phane [ˈseləfeın] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Cellophane, a trademark] trademark a thin transparent material used for wrapping things …
6cellophane — cel|lo|phane [ selə,feın ] noun uncount a very thin clear material used for wrapping things …
7cellophane — [ sɛləfeɪn] noun trademark a thin transparent wrapping material made from viscose. Origin early 20th cent.: from cellulose + phane, from diaphane, a kind of semi transparent woven silk (from med. L. diaphanus diaphanous ) …
8Cellophane — noun (U) trademark thin transparent material used for wrapping things …
9Cellophane — UK [ˈseləfeɪn] / US [ˈseləˌfeɪn] trademark a very thin clear material used for wrapping things …
10cellophane — [ˈseləˌfeɪn] noun [U] a very thin clear material that you use for wrapping things …
