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cel⋅lo⋅phane

  [sel-uh-feyn]
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–noun
1. a transparent, paperlike product of viscose, impervious to moisture, germs, etc., used to wrap and package food, tobacco, etc.
–adjective
2. of, made of, or resembling cellophane.
Origin:
1910–15; formerly trademark
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Cellophane
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cel·lo·phane   (sěl'ə-fān')   
n.  A thin, flexible, transparent cellulose material made from wood pulp and used as a moistureproof wrapping.

[Originally a trademark.]
cel'lo·phane' adj.
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Word Origin & History

cellophane 
1912 trademark name for product made from regenerated cellulose, coined by the inventor, Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger (1872-1954), probably from cell(ulose) + o + phane, from Gk. phainein "to appear."
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cellophane

regenerated cellulose extruded into thin, flat, transparent sheets. Extrusion through a small hole or spinneret produces a fibre, rayon. Highly impermeable to dry gases, grease, and bacteria, cellophane is used chiefly to package food and other perishables. It is frequently given a moisture-proof coating and is sometimes dyed.

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