absorbent cotton
Wound dressing material
Absorbent cotton is cotton that has been processed to remove its natural oils, making it highly effective at soaking up liquids.
It's the fluffy white material used for medical dressings, cosmetic applications, and cleaning wounds: She dabbed the cut with absorbent cotton.
In British English, called cotton wool.
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- sterile gauzeBacteria-free wound covering
- rollList of names
- softYielding to touch
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
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- cotton byproductscottonseed, cottonseed oil
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