Cellophane

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)

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Tree Number(s): D25.720.099.500.252, J01.637.051.720.099.500.252, J01.637.118

MeSH Unique ID: D002476

Registry Number: 9005-81-6

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• Cellophanes

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Biomedical and Dental Materials
Polymers
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Biomedical and Dental Materials
Polymers
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Cellulose
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Cellophane