wood-wool
[ woo d-woo l ]
/ ˈwʊdˌwʊl /
noun
fine wood shavings, usually of pine, or chemically treated wood fibers: used for surgical dressings, as an insulating material, as a binder in plaster, for packing breakable objects, etc.
Origin of wood-wool
First recorded in 1550–60
Words nearby wood-wool
wood's light,
wood's metal,
wood, woods,
wood-and-water joey,
wood-swallow,
wood-wool,
woodbin,
woodbine,
woodblock,
woodborer,
woodbridge
Example sentences from the Web for wood-wool
Wood-wool dressings are more highly and more uniformly absorbent than cotton wools.
Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles