degum
Strip adhesive residue
To degum is to remove gum or gummy substances from something.
The term appears most often in textile and silk processing, where raw fibers are treated to strip away natural gums that make them stiff: The silk must be degummed before dyeing.
It also applies to refining oils and other industrial processes where sticky residues need removal.
Controlled rotting for textiles
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- ramieTextile plant fiber
- hempIndustrial fiber crop
- flaxFiber and oil crop
hackling · finishing · spinning · weaving · carding · combing · softening · luster
retting
Controlled rotting for textiles
flax · hackling · finishing · spinning · weaving · carding · combing · softening · luster · natural-fiber
unstick
Free from adhesion
strip · peel · detach · release · solvent · residue · scrape · soften · loosen · separate
resin
Viscous plant secretion
guar · xanthan · mastic · myrrh · frankincense · balsam · acacia · eucalyptus · tapping · harvesting