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delustrant

delustrant noun: a chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.

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 delustrant

pluraldelustrants
alternative formdelusterant

Origin of delustrant

From de- + lustre + -ant.

Questions about delustrant

What does delustrant mean?
Delustrant means a chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.
What part of speech is delustrant?
Delustrant is a noun.
What is the plural of delustrant?
The plural of delustrant is delustrants.

Words near delustrant in the dictionary

  1. delusterant
  2. delusterants
  3. delustered
  4. delustering
  5. delusters
  6. delustrant
  7. delustrants
  8. delustre
  9. delustred
  10. delustres
  11. delustring

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