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retting
▪ I. ˈretting, vbl. n. Also 8 raiting, 8–9 rating. [f. ret v.2 + -ing1.] The preparation of flax, etc., by steeping or watering.1727–38 Chambers Cycl., Raiting, or Rating, the laying of hemp, flax, timber, &c. when green, in a pond, or running water, to season and dispose it for future uses. 1825 J.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Retting
Water retting The most widely practiced method of retting, water retting, is performed by submerging bundles of stalks in water. Retting time must be carefully judged; under-retting makes separation difficult, and over-retting weakens the fibre. wikipedia.org
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Scutching
Retting removes the pectins that bind the fibers to the stalk and each other, so under-retted flax is harder to separate from the stalk, and often gets Over-retting the flax causes the fibers to deteriorate and break. wikipedia.org
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retter
ˈretter rare—1. One engaged in retting.1817 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. LXXXIII. 501, I..see the boys bathe, or watch the retters of flax. Oxford English Dictionary
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Rett
published in Røros, Norway Rett syndrome, neurodevelopmental disorder of the grey matter of the brain that affects girls almost exclusively See also Retting wikipedia.org
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retted
ˈretted, ppl. a. [f. ret v.2 + -ed1.] Prepared by retting.1839 Ure Dict. Arts 487, 100 pounds of the stalks of retted flax..afford from 45 to 48 pounds of broken flax. 1894 Times 12 Mar. 13/5 The ordinary retted flax is fed into the breaker, where the woody portion is loosened and partially detached... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cottonization
Methods Methods of obtaining cottonized fibers are as below: Mechanical Chemical Enzymatic See also Retting Plasma treatment (textiles) References wikipedia.org
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dew-ret
dew-ret, v. (ˈdjuːrɛt) Also -rot, -rate. [f. dew n. + ret v.2] trans. To ret or macerate (flax, hemp, etc.) so as to detach the fibre from the woody stem, by exposure to the dew and atmospheric influence instead of by steeping in water. Hence ˈdew-retting vbl. n.1710 D. Hilman Tusser Redivivus, Ther... Oxford English Dictionary
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Bast fibre
The process for this is called retting, and can be performed by micro-organisms either on land (nowadays the most important) or in water, or by chemicals More intense retting separates the fibre bundles into elementary fibres, that can be several centimetres long. wikipedia.org
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water-ret
ˈwater-ret, v. Also corruptly -rot: see rot v. 4 c. trans. To ret (flax or hemp) by steeping in water: opposed to dew-ret v.1797 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) VIII. 404/2 Such hemp as is designed for seed is seldom water-retted. 1797 A. Young Agric. Suffolk 121 In a circle of about six miles round Tilnetham... Oxford English Dictionary
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David Spence (rubber chemistry)
Spence's retting processes of handling the Guayule shrub increased both the uniformity of the yield and the quality of rubber extracted from the Guayule The retting process included soaking a crushed Guayule plant in a 1% para-dimethylphenylamine solution, in order for natural occurring bacteria and enzymes wikipedia.org
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Bleachfield
Just as wool needed fulling and flax needed retting, so did the semi-finished fabrics need space and time outdoors to bleach. wikipedia.org
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Chikwangue
Cassava contains cyanogenic and antinutritional compounds which are dissipated or inactivated by soaking (retting), fermentation and cooking. wikipedia.org
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Pectin lyase
They are used for retting of plant fibers such as ramie, sunn hemp, jute, flax and hemp. The first report on retting of sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) by pectin lyase produced by Aspergillus flavus MTCC 7589 was published in 2008 but this aspect wikipedia.org
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Corchorus capsularis
The fibre is extracted from the cut stems by retting in water, removing the soft tissue, curing the fibre and drying it. wikipedia.org
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