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cotton wool

/ˈkɒtən wʊl/

cotton wool noun: raw fibers of cotton before being processed.

Noun

cotton wool (usually uncountable, plural cotton wools)

(US, usually) Raw fibers of cotton before being processed.
(UK, usually) Soft, absorbent cotton for medical or cosmetic use, protective padding, etc.

cotton wool meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

cotton wool in Tamil

பஞ்சுக்கம்பளி, பருத்திநொய், நொய்

cotton wool in Urdu

روئی

cotton wool in Malayalam

cotton wool; soft absorbent cotton used for medical or cosmetic purposes: പഞ്ഞി paññi

cotton wool in Kannada

ಹತ್ತಿಯ ಉಣ್ಣೆ

Forms of cotton wool

plural	cotton wools

Words formed from cotton wool

Questions about cotton wool

What does cotton wool mean?: Cotton wool means raw fibers of cotton before being processed.
What is cotton wool in Tamil?: Cotton wool in Tamil is பஞ்சுக்கம்பளி, பருத்திநொய், நொய். See Cotton wool meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cotton wool?: Cotton wool is a noun.
How do you pronounce cotton wool?: Cotton wool is pronounced /ˈkɒtən wʊl/.
What is the plural of cotton wool?: The plural of cotton wool is cotton wools.

Words near cotton wool in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: cotton wool (page history and authors); cotton wool (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cotton wool (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പഞ്ഞി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); cotton wool (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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