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Record 1 2012-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Crops
DEF

Process employing the action of bacteria and moisture to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and gummy substances surrounding bast-fibre bundles (from flax, hemp, and other fibre-producing plants), thus facilitating separation of the fibre from the stem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
DEF

Processus qui, par l'action de micro-organismes, permet la décomposition partielle des ciments naturels ou pectines enrobant les fibres cellulosiques des plantes textiles. Cette phase facilite l'extraction des fibres de teillage.

OBS

rouissage : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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