Chemicals and Drugs

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 & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed & McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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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 & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed & McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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  • Cellophanes

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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  1. D25.720w.099w.500w.252w
  2. J01.637.051.720w.099w.500w.252w
  3. J01.637.118w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Cellophane. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002476. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002476
  2. Cellophane. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellophane
  3. Cellophane. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193841