Degumming

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);

Resources and Citations

• 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