Lanitaln.
/ˈlanɪtal/ A casein-based man-made fibre.
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acetyl cellulose1879
artificial silk1879
art silk1885
Chardonnet silk1893
triacetate1895
viscose silk1913
Celanese1921
rayon1924
fibro1926
staple fibre1928
viscose rayon1930
viscose1932
Lanital1936
Tricel1954
polynosic1959
olefin1960
modal1977
1936 Amer. Dyestuff Reporter 25 552/1 The recently boomed Italian casein fibers or Lanital.
1937 Nature 25 Dec. 1090/1 The manufacture of artificial wool from milk has been successfully started in Italy, and the product known as Lanital has been shown to possess properties suitable for the textile industry.
1954 R. W. Moncrieff Artificial Fibres (ed. 2) xv. 204 The original Fibrolane, known as Fibrolane A, was very similar to Lanital.
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