CELLOPHANE


Meaning of CELLOPHANE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-lə-ˌfān ]

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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