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degras

degras noun: a semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly used as a dressing for hides.

Noun

degras (uncountable)

  1. A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly used as a dressing for hides.

Origin of degras

French dégras

Questions about degras

What does degras mean?
Degras means a semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly used as a dressing for hides.
What part of speech is degras?
Degras is a noun.

Words near degras in the dictionary

  1. degranulation
  2. degranulations
  3. degranulator
  4. degranulators
  5. degranulatory
  6. degras
  7. degrate
  8. Degrates
  9. degrative
  10. degravitate
  11. degravitated

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