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Cellophane MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cellophane
Tree Number(s)
D25.720.099.500.252
J01.637.051.720.099.500.252
J01.637.118
Unique ID
D002476
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002476
Scope Note
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)
Registry Numbers
9005-81-6
CAS Type 1 Name
Cellophane
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2006/07/05
Cellophane Preferred
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