Mesh term Cellophane
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Description
A generic name for film produced from wood pulp by the viscose process. It is a thin, transparent sheeting of regenerated cellulose, moisture-proof and sometimes dyed, and used chiefly as food wrapping or as bags for dialysis. (Grant and Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed and McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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