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Manufactured fibers
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Flame retardant
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A chemical compound that can be incorporated into a textile fibre during manufacture or applied to a fiber, fabric, or other textile item during processing or use to reduce its flammability.
Flake yarn
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
Yarn in which roving or short, soft staple fibres are inserted at intervals between long filament binder yarns.
Fibrillation
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
The act or process of forming fibrils. The act of breaking up a fiber, plastic sheet, or similar material into the minute fibrous elements from which the main structure is formed.
Fine structure
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
Orientation, crystallinity, and molecular morphology of polymers, including fiber-forming polymers.
Findings
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
1. Miscellaneous items attached to garments and shoes during manufacture. Included are buttons, hooks, snaps, and ornaments. 2. Miscellaneous fabrics in garments such a zipper tapes, linings, ...
Flaky web
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A web at the card that shows thick and thin places, approximately 1 to 6 square inches in size. This indicates that, instead of a free flow of fibres through the card, either an uneven amount has ...
Flake
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
As used by Celanese, a term that refers to the granular form in which cellulose acetate and triacetate polymers exist prior to dissolving or feeding into the extrusion or moulding unit.
