LINTERS

Meaning of LINTERS in English

fibres of this kind.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

RAYON — I. rayon (ˈ)rā|(y)ōⁿ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from rai ray — more at ray 1. : ray …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LINTER — I. lin·ter ˈlintə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of lean-to 1. chiefly New England : a cow stable built …
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CELLULOSE — I. ˈselyəˌlōs noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from cellule living cell (from New Latin cellula ) + -ose — …
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DELINT — (ˈ)dē+ transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: de- + lint (n.) : to free (as cottonseed) from lint or linters …
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CHEMICAL COTTON — noun : a pure form of cellulose obtained from cotton linters by treatment with dilute sodium hydroxide solution
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CELLULOSE NITRATE — noun 1. : any of several esters that are obtained as white fibrous flammable solids by the nitration of cellulose …
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CELLULOSE ACETATE — noun : any of several esters that are obtained by the partial or complete acetylation of cellulose (as cotton linters …
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RAYON — /ray"on/ , n. 1. a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LINTER — /lin"teuhr/ , n. 1. linters , short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning. 2. a machine …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LINTER — noun Date: circa 1889 1. : a machine for removing linters 2. plural : the fuzz of short fibers that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LINTER — [lint.er] n (ca. 1889) 1: a machine for removing linters 2. pl: the fuzz of short fibers that adheres to …
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RAYON — any man-made textile fibre produced from the plant substance cellulose. Developed in an attempt to produce silk chemically, the fibre …
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NITROCELLULOSE — also called Cellulose Nitrate, a mixture of nitric esters of cellulose, and a highly flammable compound that is the main …
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MAN-MADE FIBRE — fibre whose chemical composition, structure, and properties are significantly modified during the manufacturing process. Man-made fibres are spun and woven …
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COTTONSEED — seed of the cotton plant, important commercially for its oil and other products. Cottonseed oil is used in salad and …
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CELLULOSE ACETATE — original name Acetate Rayon, also called Acetate, man-made textile fibre produced from the plant substance cellulose, which is obtained from …
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