cellucottonn.
/ˈsɛljᵿkɒtn/, U.S. /ˈˌsɛljəˈˌkɑtn/ An absorbent fibrous material made from processed wood pulp, originally developed as a cotton substitute for bandages and later used for sanitary towels and paper tissues.A proprietary name in the United States.
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1917 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 19 Dec. 7/4 The scarcity of cotton gauze for surgical dressings..has led local hospitals to make experiments with cellucotton, a new product put on the market within the last month.
1925 Picture-play Mag. Apr. 107/2 (advt.) This secret of famous stage beauties..is simply the use of Kleenex in removing cold cream and cosmetics... This soft velvety absorbent is made of Cellucotton.
1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. v. 98 The cellucotton and cotton fibres exercise a binding mechanical influence on the agar mass.
1990 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 111 568/1 Fresh human duodenum..was cut open, rubbed off gently with cellucotton, [etc.].
2006 Toronto Star (Nexis) 11 June d3 Late in 1924 the company debuted a second disposable product for women made of the same war surplus cellucotton as Kotex. This new item was called Kleenex.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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