Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsoft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Similar
cottoncotton fiber
Broader
plant fiberplant fibre
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan cotó fluix
- cotó fluixabsorbent cotton
Chinese Mandarin 原棉, 脫脂棉 /脱脂棉
- 原棉 (yuánmián)raw fibers of cotton
- 脫脂棉 /脱脂棉 (tuōzhīmián)absorbent cotton
- 藥棉 /药棉 (yàomián)absorbent cotton
- 棉花球absorbent cotton
- 化妝棉 /化妆棉absorbent cotton
Czech vata
- vataabsorbent cotton
Danish vat
- vatabsorbent cotton
Dutch katoenvezels, watten
- katoenvezelsraw fibers of cotton
- wattenabsorbent cotton
- katoenwattenabsorbent cotton
Esperanto vato, absorba vato
- vatoraw fibers of cotton
- absorba vatoabsorbent cotton
Finnish raakapuuvilla, pumpuli
- raakapuuvillaraw fibers of cotton
- pumpuliabsorbent cotton
- vanuabsorbent cotton
French ouate, coton hydrophile
- ouateabsorbent cotton
- coton hydrophileabsorbent cotton
German Baumwolle, Verbandwatte
- Baumwolleraw fibers of cotton
- Verbandwatteabsorbent cotton
Greek βαμβάκι, βαμβάκι
- βαμβάκι (vamváki)raw fibers of cotton
- βαμβάκι (vamváki)absorbent cotton
Hebrew צֶמֶר גֶּפֶן, צמר גפן
- צֶמֶר גֶּפֶן (tzémer géfen)raw fibers of cotton
- צמר גפן (tsémer géfen)absorbent cotton
Italian cotone, bambagia
- cotoneraw fibers of cotton
- bambagiaraw fibers of cotton
- ovattaabsorbent cotton
- cotone idrofiloabsorbent cotton
- bambagiaabsorbent cotton
Latvian vate
- vateraw fibers of cotton
Māori wūru kātene
- wūru kāteneabsorbent cotton
Polish wata, wata
- wataraw fibers of cotton
- wataabsorbent cotton
Portuguese algodão
- algodãoabsorbent cotton
Russian хло́пок-сыре́ц, ва́та
- хло́пок-сыре́ц (xlópok-syréc)raw fibers of cotton
- ва́та (váta)absorbent cotton
Scottish Gaelic clòimh-chotain
- clòimh-chotainabsorbent cotton
Slovak vata
- vataabsorbent cotton
Swedish råbomull, bomull
- råbomullraw fibers of cotton
- bomullabsorbent cotton
- bomullsvaddabsorbent cotton
- vaddabsorbent cotton
Turkish pamuk
- pamukraw fibers of cotton
Ukrainian вата
- вата (vata)absorbent cotton
Welsh gwlân cotwm
- gwlân cotwmabsorbent cotton
Cite this entry
APA
cotton wool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotton%20wool
MLA
“cotton wool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotton%20wool. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cotton wool,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotton%20wool.
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