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Textiles
Any cloth, woven or knitted fabric; especially the raw materials that are used to make clothing.
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free-wheeling
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
In reference to rolls, spinning without the application of either driving or braking force.
naphthol dyes
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A type of azo compound formed on the fiber by first treating the fiber with a phenolic compound. The fiber is then immersed in a second solution containing a diazonuim salt that ...
donegal
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A tweed fabric with colorful slubs woven in, donegal is used for suits and coats.
emulsion polymerization
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A three-phase reaction system consisting of monomer, an aqueous phase containing the initiator, and colloidal particles of polymer. Polymerization takes place in the colloidal ...
elmendorf tear tester
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A tester designer to determine the tearing strength of paper. It is also used to measure the tearing strength of very lightweight fabrics and resin-finished apparel fabrics. A ...
short-liquor dyeing
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A term used to describe any yarn or piece dyeing in which the liquor ration has been significantly reduced. The technique was designed to save water and energy.
ease-of-care
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A term used to characterize fabrics that, after laundering, can be restored to their original appearance with a minimum of ironing or other treatment. An ease-of-care fabric ...
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