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CAPSULE COTON [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Cotton Industry
CONT

Cotton ... A seed hair fibre contained within the cotton boll. The length, strength and flexibility of the fibre means it is ideal for fine paper production.

CONT

Cotton ... is a strong, versatile fiber that comes in many forms. It is a "seed hair" as it surrounds the seed in the cotton boll.

CONT

The mature boll burst open from the fiber pressure, exposing the fluffy mass of white cotton fibers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Industrie cotonnière
OBS

Coton [...] Matière végétale douce, de la consistance de la bourre, formée de courts filaments soyeux, qui entourent les graines du cotonnier. [...] Cotonnier : plante [...] aux graines entourées de poils soyeux constituant les filaments du coton [...]. Coton. Capsules du cotonnier, contenant les graines et les filaments.

CONT

Capsule. Fruit déhiscent dont l'enveloppe est sèche et dure [...]. Capsules à plusieurs loges. Capsule séminale, renfermant les semences, les graines [...] Capsule d'iris, de pavot, de tulipe; de coton.

CONT

Les capsules récoltées par temps sec subissent un premier triage qui a pour but d'éliminer celles qui sont tachées ou insuffisamment mûres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
  • Industria algodonera
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