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absorbent cotton vs cotton wool

cotton wool vs absorbent cotton

absorbent cotton and cotton wool both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
absorbent cotton Yes No No No
cotton wool Yes No No No
As nouns, cotton wool is a hypernym of absorbent cotton; that is, cotton wool is a word with a broader meaning than absorbent cotton:
  • absorbent cotton: cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
  • cotton wool: soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Other hypernyms of absorbent cotton include absorbent, absorbent material, cotton, cotton fiber.
absorbent cotton (noun) cotton wool (noun)
cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
Difference between absorbent cotton and cotton wool

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