Difference between revisions of "Degumming"

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The removal of gum, Sericin, from raw Silk by boiling the yarn or fabric in an alkaline soap solution.

desgomado (Esp.); ontgomming (Ned);

Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990

Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

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 == Description ==
-The removal of gum, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sericin sericin], from raw [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silk silk] by boiling the yarn or fabric in an alkaline soap solution.
+The removal of gum, [[sericin]], from raw [[silk]] by boiling the yarn or fabric in an alkaline soap solution.
 == Synonyms and Related Terms ==