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cottonwool

cottonwool is the alternative form of cotton wool.

Meaning of cotton wool

Noun

cotton wool (usually uncountable, plural cotton wools)

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

Forms of cottonwool

pluralcottonwools

Questions about cottonwool

What is cottonwool the alternative form of?
Cottonwool is the alternative form of cotton wool.

Words near cottonwool in the dictionary

  1. Cottonwood Falls
  2. cottonwood hibiscus
  3. cottonwood hibiscuses
  4. Cottonwood Wash
  5. cottonwoods
  6. cottonwool
  7. cottonwools
  8. cottonworm
  9. cottonworms
  10. cottony
  11. Cottos

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