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delusterant

delusterant is the alternative form of delustrant.

Meaning of delustrant

Noun

delustrant (plural delustrants)

  1. A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.
    • In the past, Monsanto made nylon carpet fibres containing a paraffin wax delustrant. Fibre companies are experimenting with new products all the time, so it should not be assumed that delustrant particles are all titanium dioxide.2002, James R. Robertson, Claude Roux, Ken Wiggins, Forensic Examination of Fibres, Second Edition, →ISBN, page 161

Forms of delusterant

pluraldelusterants

Questions about delusterant

What is delusterant the alternative form of?
Delusterant is the alternative form of delustrant.

Words near delusterant in the dictionary

  1. delusive
  2. delusively
  3. delusiveness
  4. delusory
  5. deluster
  6. delusterant
  7. delusterants
  8. delustered
  9. delustering
  10. delusters
  11. delustrant

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