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NATURAL FIBRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

Natural raw material found in nature [which] may come from animals, plants or minerals.

OBS

Animal fibers come from animal hair (wool) or insect secretions (silk). Plant fibers are extracted from grain (cotton), fruit (coconut), leaves (sisal hemp, raffia), stems (flax, hemp), or from sap (natural rubber). Mineral fibers are completely natural (asbestos) or are made from rock, ore, alloys or glass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

[Fibre] provenant directement de la nature, [qui peut] être animale, végétale ou minérale.

OBS

Animales, [les fibres naturelles] sont issues soit de poils d'animaux (laine), soit de sécrétions d'insectes (soie). Végétales, elles sont extraites de graines (coton), de fruits (coco), de feuilles (sisal, raphia), de tiges (lin, chanvre) ou de la sève (caoutchouc naturel). Minérales, elles sont soit intégralement naturelles (amiante), soit manufacturées à partir de roches, de minerais, d'alliages ou de verre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
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