Look up: RAYON


  1. Rayon
    Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulose fiber. Because it is produced from naturally occurring polymers, it is neither a truly synthetic fiber nor a natural fiber; it is a semi-synthetic or artificial fiber. Rayon is known by the names viscose rayon and art silk in the textile industry. It us...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayon

  2. rayon
    [n] - a synthetic silklike fabric
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=rayon

  3. Rayon
    Ray'on (rā'ŏn) noun [ French] Ray; beam. [ Obsolete] Spenser.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/16

  4. rayon
    noun a synthetic silklike fabric
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rayon

  5. Rayon
    • (n.) Ray; beam.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/rayon/

  6. rayon
    any man-made textile fibre produced from the plant substance cellulose. Developed in an attempt to produce silk chemically, the fibre was originally ... [5 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/16

  7. Rayon
    Rayon (French for ray)
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1827/3



  1. rayon
    Generic term for fibers derived from trees, cotton, and woody plants. Rayon has a shiny appearance, dyes and drapes well, and has a silky hand, but it's too absorbent for good moisture management. Used mostly in base layers, trail clothes and apparel.
    Found op http://www.ectextile.com/glossary.html?

  2. Rayon
    a term used to describe fibres made from regenerated cellulose (see also viscose, modal and acetate).
    Found op http://www.textilesintelligence.com/glo/index.cfm?SECTION=R

  3. rayon
    rayon, synthetic fibers made from cellulose or textiles woven from such fibers; more rayon is manufactured than any other synthetic fiber. The name was adopted (1924), in preference to “artificial silk,” by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and various commercial associations. As early as 1665 ...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0841248.html

  4. Rayon
    Rayon is an artificial silk made from cellulose. It was invented around the start of the 20th century, with the first knitwear made from rayon appearing in 1916. Rayon has a high absorbency which allows it to dye well.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GR.HTM

  5. rayon
    Synthetic fibre derived from cellulose that has been regenerated, by treating wood pulp and/or cotton linters (very short fibres) with chemicals to produce a syrupy, yellowish solution. The solution is then pressed through very small holes and the resulting filaments (long fibres) are solidified. Th...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0016798.html

  6. Rayón
    [municipality] Rayón (municipality) is a municipality in Sonora in north-western Mexico. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayón_(municipality)

  7. rayon
    1) Artificial silk made from cellulose 2) Butcher linen 3) Carpet fiber 4) Chardonnet's invention 5) Cloth 6) Cotton alternative 7) Dressy fabric 8) Dressy synthetic 9) Fabric 10) First man-made textile fiber 11) Hose makeu...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/rayon/1

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