Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Phenolic

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. A resin or plastic made by the condensation of a phenol with an aldehyde and used particularly in coatings and adhesives. 2. Containing or pertaining to phenol.

Formerly, a heavy, wide, coarse, worsted or woollen fabric that was threaded between the rolls of the papermaking machine to form an endless conveyer belt for pulp or wet paper in its passage through ...

Para

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A chemical prefix, usually abbreviated p, indicating that two substituents on a benzene ring are separated by two carbon atoms.

Paralleling

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The process of aligning fibres to produce a more uniform, smoother, stronger yarn.

Part run

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A partially filled bobbin that occurs when an end breaks before the completion of a doff cycle. The total weight of yarn normally wound during a cycle is not obtained on the bobbin at the break ...

Panné satin

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A satin fabric with an unusually high lustre because of the application of very heavy roll pressure in finishing. Panné satin is made of silk or one of the manufactured fibers.

Panné velvet

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Velvet of silk or a manufactured fiber, with a finish in which the pile is flattened and laid in one direction. Panné velvet is a lustrous, lightweight fabric.