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Record 1 2002-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
OBS

Mercerization is a treatment of cotton yarn or fabric with alkali to increase its luster, strength and affinity for dyes.

OBS

Mercerization: [A finishing process] used on cotton and linen ... increases softness and luster, gives greater strength and improves affinity of dyes and water-borne finishes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teinturerie
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
OBS

Le mercerisage est un traitement à l'alcali du fil ou du tissu de coton servant à augmenter son lustre, sa résistance et son affinité tinctoriale.

OBS

mercerisation : traitements successifs dans les solutions alcalines [...] puis dans des solutions acides [...] et qui confèrent au fil plus de souplesse, plus de solidité, plus de brillant et plus d'affinité tinctoriale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
OBS

Attraction between two bodies or substances such as mechanical attraction, or chemical attraction. If a dye takes readily, it is said to have good affinity for the fiber. Some dyes do not take very well on certain fibers and they are classed as having no affinity for these particular fibers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
OBS

La teinture sur fibre, fil ou tissu peut être obtenue [...] par imprégnation chimique. La fibre textile et la matière colorante s'unissent intimement et forment un composé stable. Dans ce mode de teinture, le teinturier doit déterminer l'affinité de la fibre pour les colorants. Elle est liée à leur constitution chimique; par exemple : colorants acides pour les fibres végétales; colorants basiques pour les fibres animales.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ingénierie

Spanish

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