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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An additive used to increase softness, smoothness, or plasticity of another material. Softeners can be used to sequester insoluble ions, to reduce friction and to facilitate processing. Examples of softeners are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vegetable | + | An additive used to increase softness, smoothness, or plasticity of another material. Softeners can be used to sequester insoluble ions, to reduce friction and to facilitate processing. Examples of softeners are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vegetable%20oil vegetable oils], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=stearic%20acid stearic acid], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=glucose glucose], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=glycerol glycerol], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tallow tallow], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sulfonated%20oil sulfonated oils], quaternary amine compounds, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sodium%20phosphate%2C%20tribasic sodium phosphate], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zeolite zeolites]. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
| − | * | + | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:27, 24 July 2013
Description
An additive used to increase softness, smoothness, or plasticity of another material. Softeners can be used to sequester insoluble ions, to reduce friction and to facilitate processing. Examples of softeners are vegetable oils, stearic acid, glucose, glycerol, tallow, sulfonated oils, quaternary amine compounds, sodium phosphate, and zeolites.
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998