Degumming
Revision as of 13:14, 27 April 2013 by (username removed)
Description
The removal of gum, sericin, from raw silk by boiling the yarn or fabric in an alkaline soap solution.
Synonyms and Related Terms
desgomado (Esp.); ontgomming (Ned);
Authority
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, 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, Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997