cotton wool

cotton wool

n.

Cotton in its natural or raw state.

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cotton wool

Noun

absorbent fluffy cotton, used for surgical dressings and to apply creams to the skin

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cotton wool - soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state cotton, cotton fiber cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers cushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort absorbent cotton - cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax long-staple cotton - cotton with relatively long fibers short-staple cotton - cotton with relatively short fibers plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants

Translations

cotton wool n (BRIT) → algodón m (hidrófilo)

cotton wool cotton n (Brit) → ouate f, coton m hydrophile

cotton wool cotton (Brit) n → Watte f

cotton wool n (BRIT) → cotone m idrofilo