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UNRIPE COTTON [1 record]

Record 1 2022-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
  • Fibre Crops
DEF

An undeveloped cotton fiber.

OBS

[The immature cotton] is weak, brittle, and lacking in convolutions; spinning and dyeing characteristics are unsatisfactory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
  • Culture des plantes textiles
DEF

Fibre de coton qui n'est pas parvenue à maturité [...]

OBS

[Le coton mort] ne prend pas bien la teinture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria algodonera
  • Cultivo de plantas textiles
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