rayon cellulose

  • 111thread — threader, n. threadless, adj. threadlike, adj. /thred/, n. 1. a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, esp. when composed of two or more filaments twisted together. 2. twisted filaments or fibers of… …

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  • 112viscose — /vis kohs/, n. 1. a viscous solution prepared by treating cellulose with caustic soda and carbon bisulfide: used in manufacturing regenerated cellulose fibers, sheets, or tubes, as rayon or cellophane. 2. viscose rayon. adj. 3. of, pertaining to …

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  • 113technology, history of — Introduction       the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …

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  • 114Paper clothing — Paper dress Paper clothing, in the form of women s dresses and other clothes made from disposable cellulose fabric, was a short lived fashion novelty item in the 1960s United States.[1] Individual paper and …

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  • 115Nonwoven fabric — Felt: a non woven cloth Nonwoven fabric is a fabric like material made from long fibres, bonded together by chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment. The term is used in the textile manufacturing industry to denote fabrics, such as felt,… …

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  • 116PHOTOGRAPHIE — La perception de l’apparence du monde matériel par notre organe visuel a comme support la lumière visible ou les autres radiations électromagnétiques, rendues visibles par l’intermédiaire de phénomènes auxiliaires. L’emploi direct de l’ensemble… …

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  • 117ÉTHER — La notion d’éther est aussi vieille que la physique, mais sa signification a considérablement varié, suivant en cela l’évolution des théories et les progrès de l’expérience. Oscillant entre l’idée de feu, de lumière et celle de représentation… …

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  • 118viscose — [ vɪskəʊz, kəʊs] noun 1》 a viscous orange brown solution obtained by treating cellulose with sodium hydroxide and carbon disulphide, used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and transparent cellulose film. 2》 rayon fabric or fibre made from this …

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  • 119viscose — vis•cose [[t]ˈvɪs koʊs[/t]] n. 1) chem. a viscous solution prepared by treating cellulose with caustic soda and carbon bisulfide: used in manufacturing regenerated cellulose fibers, sheets, or tubes, as rayon or cellophane 2) tex viscose rayon 3) …

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  • 120viscose — ► NOUN 1) a viscous orange brown solution obtained by treating cellulose with sodium hydroxide and carbon disulphide, used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and transparent cellulose film. 2) rayon fabric or fibre made from this. ORIGIN from… …

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