cel·lo·phane (s?l??-f?n?)n.1. A thin, flexible, transparent cellulose material made from wood pulp and used as a moistureproof wrapping.2. Plastic wrap.[Originally a trademark.]cel?lo·phane? adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Cellophane (?s?l??fe?n) ntrademark a flexible thin transparent sheeting made from wood pulp and used as a moisture-proof wrapping[C20: from cellulose + -phane]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cel?lo?phane (?s?l ??fe?n) n. a transparent, moistureproof paperlike product made from viscose, used to wrap and package food and other products. [1910?15; formerly a trademark] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.