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ACRYLIC FIBER [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

A manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of acrylonitrile units ...

OBS

Acrylic fibres are available only as staple.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

Fibre synthétique fabriquée à partir de polymères comportant au moins 85 % en poids de molécules acrylonitriles.

OBS

Les fibres acryliques sont disponibles uniquement sous forme de filaments discontinus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tejidos sintéticos
DEF

Nombre genérico por el que se conocen las fibras artificiales en las que la sustancia formadora de la fibra es cualquier polímero sintético de cadena larga, con un mínimo de 85% en peso de unidades de acrilonitrilo.

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