- cellophane
- noun Etymology: French, from cellulose + -phane (as in diaphane diaphanous, from Medieval Latin diaphanus) Date: 1912 regenerated cellulose in thin transparent sheets used especially for packaging
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Cellophane — 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… … Wikipedia
cellophane — [ selɔfan ] n. f. • 1914; marque déposée, de cell(ulose), o et phane; cf. diaphane ♦ Hydrate de cellulose façonné en pellicule transparente, utilisée pour l emballage. ● Cellophane nom féminin (mot anglais, nom déposé, de cellulose et diaphane)… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cellophane — Emballage alimentaire Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
cellophane — (s[e^]l [ o]*f[=a]n ), n. a transparent paper like product made of regenerated cellulose, produced in sheets and rolls, which is impervious to moisture and germs, and which is used to wrap candy, cigarettes, and a wide variety of other products… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cellophane — 1912, trademark name for a flexible, transparent product made from regenerated cellulose, coined by the inventor, Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger (1872 1954), probably from cell(ulose) + o + phane, from Gk. phainein to appear (see PHANTASM … Etymology dictionary
cellophane — ► NOUN trademark ▪ a thin transparent wrapping material made from viscose. ORIGIN from CELLULOSE(Cf. ↑cellulosic) + phane (from Latin diaphanus diaphanous ) … English terms dictionary
cellophane — [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 … English World dictionary
Cellophane® — /selˈə fān/ noun A tough, transparent, paperlike wrapping material made from viscose ORIGIN: cellulose and Gr phainein to show … Useful english dictionary
cellophane — /sel euh fayn /, n. 1. a transparent, paperlike product of viscose, impervious to moisture, germs, etc., used to wrap and package food, tobacco, etc. adj. 2. of, made of, or resembling cellophane. [1910 15; formerly trademark] * * *… … Universalium
cellophane — [[t]se̱ləfeɪn[/t]] N UNCOUNT Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things. [TRADEMARK] She tore off the cellophane, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it. ...a cellophane wrapper … English dictionary
cellophane — n. to wrap smt. in cellophane * * * [ seləfeɪn] to wrap smt. in cellophane … Combinatory dictionary
