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rayon
[ rey-on ]
/ ˈreɪ ɒn /
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noun
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
fabric made of this filament.
adjective
made of rayon.
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Origin of rayon
First recorded in 1920–25; apparently based on ray1
OTHER WORDS FROM rayon
half-rayon, adjectiveWords nearby rayon
Rayleigh wave, rayless, raylet, Raymond, Raynaud's disease, rayon, rayonny, Rayside-Balfour, Raytown, raza, raze
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British Dictionary definitions for rayon
rayon
/ (ˈreɪɒn) /
noun
any of a number of textile fibres made from wood pulp or other forms of cellulose
any fabric made from such a fibre
(modifier) consisting of or involving rayona rayon shirt
Word Origin for rayon
C20: from French, from Old French rai ray 1
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