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Manufactured fibers
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Manufactured fibers
Lisle yarn
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A high-quality cotton yarn made by plying yarns spun from long combed staple. Lisle is singed to hive it a smooth finish.
Liquid crystal
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A liquid in which the molecules are oriented parallel to each other
Linters
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
The short cotton fibres that are not removed from the seed during the first ginning. The linters are cut from the seed and used as a source for cellulose derivatives such as nitrocellulose or viscose ...
Xenon-arc lamp
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A type of light source used in fading lamps. It is an electric discharge in an atmosphere on xenon gas at a little below atmospheric pressure, contained in a quartz tube.
Xanthating
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A process in rayon manufacture in which carbon disulfide is reacted with alkali cellulose to produce bright orange cellulose xanthate.
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