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FIBRE GENERIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
CONT

The generic name of a synthetic fiber is similar to a family name. Each generic fiber has specific basic characteristics that perform needed functions in textile products. The Federal Trade Commission's definitions ... describe the broad, general chemical composition of a generic fiber .... It is possible to work within the basic generic composition and modify it, both chemically and physically, in order to produce a wide variety of different fibers, called variants. These are members of a generic fiber family, each with different characteristics, yet all conforming to a basic Federal Trade Commission generic definition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques

Spanish

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