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cellophane

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cellophane

Summary

cellophane ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,338 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cellophane is credited with the discovery of Jacques E. Brandenberger[2].
  • cellophane is a type of material[3].
  • cellophane's Commons category is recorded as Cellophane[4].
  • cellophane comprises oxygen[5].
  • cellophane comprises carbon[6].
  • cellophane's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1908[7].
  • cellophane's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1911[8].

Body

Definition and Type

cellophane is a type of material[3].

Use and Application

Components include oxygen[5], a chemical element[9] and carbon[6], a chemical element[10].

Why It Matters

cellophane ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,338 views/month).[1] cellophane has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] cellophane is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cellophane_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cellophane}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cellophane}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 2d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → oxygen, carbon
    Subclass of → material
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Cellofan, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097876633"
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