rayon

IPA: rˈeɪʌn

A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
(obsolete) A ray or beam.
A surname from Spanish.
Alternative spelling of raion [An administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states.]

Examples of "rayon" in Sentences

US: Retailers warned for mislabelling rayon as "bamboo"
They were typically made of silk or artificial silk (now known as rayon), and after 1939 with nylon.
Also known to many designers as “art silk,” rayon is a semi-synthetic fabric that is a great alternative to silk.
No, it was really easier work on the nylon than it was on the rayon, because the rayon was a soft yarn and fussed up.
The one major drawback of rayon is that it will wrinkle so it is better to use it on a surface that won’t have a lot of people lounging on it.
The same shallow thinking can be applied to rayon, which is a generic term for nearly any natural cellulose fiber that's processed to make fabrics.
We ran a post back in 2007 asking the question Is Bamboo Clothing Truly Green?, where we referenced the chemical solvent used to make viscose (also known as rayon) from raw bamboo material.