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defiber

defiber verb: to remove some or all fiber from.

Verb

defiber (third-person singular simple present defibers, present participle defibering, simple past and past participle defibered)

  1. (US, transitive) To remove some or all fiber from.
    • The samples are defibered according to the kind of paper to be analyzed.1965, Forest Products Research Institute, Technical Note - Forest Products Research Institute
    • The most common type of material has been woody fragments which have been cut into granules (rather than defibered) by pulp refiners.
      The paper is defibered in a stock slusher having a movable defibering or slushing element, while infeeding water.1974, Edgar L. Spruill, Color removal and sludge disposal process for kraft mill

Forms of defiber

third-person singular presentdefibers
present participledefibering
past participledefibered
pastdefibered
alternative formdefibre

Origin of defiber

From de- + fiber.

Questions about defiber

What does defiber mean?
Defiber means to remove some or all fiber from.
What part of speech is defiber?
Defiber is a verb.
What is the past tense of defiber?
The past tense of defiber is defibered.

Words near defiber in the dictionary

  1. defiants
  2. defiatory
  3. defib
  4. defibbed
  5. defibbing
  6. defiber
  7. defibered
  8. defibering
  9. defibers
  10. defibrate
  11. defibrated

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