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Cotton wool is raw cotton with major impurities removed, usually used for surgical dressings, tampons and so forth -- highly absorbent cotton.
The term is most common in UK: highly absorbent cotton is more commonly used in USA.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoCotton wool -- absorbent cotton -- comes from the cotton bush, which is grown throughout the world in sub-tropical climates.
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Where does cotton woll come from?
Cotton wool is made from the fibers that surround the seeds of the cotton plant . The difference between cotton wool and cotton thread or cotton fabric is that cotton wool is only cleaned and not spun into thread for use as something else.
Where does cotton wool come from?
It comes from sheep(animal).
What is more absorbent wool or cotton?
is wool more absorbent than cotton
Where does cotton come from where does linen come from where does silk come from where does wool come from?
Linen is made from the fibres of the flax plant. Wool is from the fleece of an animal such as the sheep or alpaca. Silk is a thread unwound from a cocoon of a silkworm. Cotton is a thread made from the cotton plant.
Is there a difference from cotton balls and wool cotton?
Cotton, They're soft than wool (i guess) but i choose cotton
What are the natural fibers?
Cotton, Linen, Silk and Wool Cotton, Linen, Silk and Wool By L Cotton, Linen, Silk and Wool By L Cotton, Linen, Silk and Wool By L
Is there a difference from cotton balls and cotton wool?
yes. wool is from goats but cotton balls are made from cotton.
What are the four natural fibers?
Cotton, Linen, Silk and Wool Cotton, Linen, Silk and Wool By L Cotton, Linen, Silk and Wool By L Cotton, Linen, Silk and Wool By L
Is wool thicker than cotton?
Cotton is a botanical product: wool is spun from animal fleece.
Is cotton wool an element?
Cotton wool is cotton, a botanical resource. Chemically, it is not classified as an element.
What is the weight of a cotton wool?
Your answer depends on the quantity of cotton wool -- absorbent cotton that you want to weigh.
What is the common thing in cotton wool?
The common thing in cotton wool is cotton. Cotton wool isn't really wool -- it's cotton from which the large dirt and foreign objects have been removed. It is commonly used for first aid gauze or tampons -- Americans call it 'absorbent cotton'. (The term cotton wool is UK-centric.)
