- Industry: Textiles
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A chemical that, when added to the dyebath, decreases the rate of dyeing but does not affect the final exhaustion.
Industry:Textiles
1. A general term for solid or semi-solid natural organic substances, usually of vegetable origin and amorphous and yellowish to brown, transparent or translucent, and soluble in alcohol or ether but not in water. 2. Any of a large number of manufactured products made by polymerization or other chemical processes and having the properties of natural resins.
Industry:Textiles
Usually, a term descriptive of a textile material that has received an external resin application for stiffening or an internal fiber treatment (especially of cellulosics) to give wrinkle resistance or permanent press characteristics.
Industry:Textiles
The distance covered by a single unit of a pattern that is duplicated over and over, measured along the length of a fabric.
Industry:Textiles
The ability to resist wetting and staining by oils, water, soils, and other materials.
Industry:Textiles
A term describing the amount of shrinkage remaining in a fabric after finishing, expressed as a percentage of the dimensions before finishing.
Industry:Textiles
1. An order requiring special packaging, as for export. 2. A small order for a number of items requiring a breakdown of large cases.
Industry:Textiles
Ratio of the viscosity of the polymer in solution to that of the solvent expressed as time of efflux of the solution divided by the time of efflux of the solvent at constant temperature.
Industry:Textiles
A yarn treated to reduce tension and produce more uniform shrinkage or torque. Relaxation produces more uniform dyeing characteristics in regular filament yarns of nylon or polyester.
Industry:Textiles
