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absorbable cotton

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cotton /cot·ton/ (kot´'n) a plant of the genus Gossypium, or a textile material derived from its seeds.
absorbable cotton  oxidized cellulose.
absorbent cotton , purified cotton cotton freed from impurities, bleached, and sterilized; used as a surgical dressing.

absorbable cotton
[əbsôr′bəbəl]
oxidized cellulose.

cotton [kot´'n]
1. a plant of the genus Gossypium.
2. a textile material derived from the seeds of this plant.
absorbable cotton oxidized cellulose.
absorbent cotton (purified cotton) cotton freed from impurities, bleached, and sterilized; used as a surgical dressing.


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This was Europe before the arrival of that object of bodily comfort we take so much for granted today--soft, washable, absorbable cotton clothing.
 
 
 
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