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why is rayon called artificial silk?

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Fibre obtained by chemically treating woodpulp is called rayon or artificial silk. rayon cannot be called a natural fibre as it is man-made.
since it is prepared artificially & posses properties similar to that of silk , it iscalled as artificial silk


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