MLchartDataset catalogue

rayon

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005385

A manufactured, semi-synthetic fiber composed of regenerated cellulose which is produced from naturally-occurring polymers. It is used in fabrics for its high luster, silk-like quality.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005385
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectEconomics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
Synonymsacetate silk; artificial silk; cuprammonium silk; viscose rayon; viscose silk; vistra
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsosynthetic fibers; cellulosic fibers; viscose
TranslationsSpanish: rayón
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005385",
  "term": "rayon",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A manufactured, semi-synthetic fiber composed of regenerated cellulose which is produced from naturally-occurring polymers. It is used in fabrics for its high luster, silk-like quality.",
  "synonyms": [
    "acetate silk",
    "artificial silk",
    "cuprammonium silk",
    "viscose rayon",
    "viscose silk",
    "vistra"
  ],
  "subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
  "see_also": [
    "synthetic fibers",
    "cellulosic fibers",
    "viscose"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "rayón"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/rayon/"
}

Record 5,385 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.