degumming
Clearing sticky coating
Degumming is removing gum or gummy substances from something.
In silk processing, degumming strips the natural coating (sericin) from raw silk fibers to reveal their luster.
In oil refining, it removes phospholipids and other impurities from crude vegetable oils.
The term appears wherever sticky residues must be eliminated: degumming the rollers on an old printing press.
Silk wrapping for transformation
Plant-based digestive aid
- fabricWoven or knit material
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- bleachingChemical color removal
- finishingBringing to completion
dyeing · yarn · thread · weaving · loom · retting · ramie · hemp
Phosphate-containing membrane lipid
- lecithinNatural emulsifying compound
- soybeanProtein-rich Asian legume
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
centrifuge · enzymatic · phosphatase · canola · sunflower · rapeseed · extraction · clarification
Protein that hastens reactions
- alkaliAcid-neutralizing ionic compound
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- saponificationFat-alkali reaction making soap
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
temperature · pH · solution · bath · reaction · soap · emulsification · surfactant
cocoon
Silk wrapping for transformation
boiling · skein · silkworm · chrysalis · bast · softening · luster
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
finishing · dyeing · yarn · thread · weaving · loom · retting · ramie · hemp · linen
phospholipid
Phosphate-containing membrane lipid
- lecithinNatural emulsifying compound
- soybeanProtein-rich Asian legume
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
hydration · centrifuge · enzymatic · phosphatase · canola · sunflower · rapeseed · extraction · clarification · precipitation
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
- alkaliAcid-neutralizing ionic compound
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- saponificationFat-alkali reaction making soap
hydrolysis · temperature · pH · solution · bath · reaction · soap · emulsification · surfactant · agitation
- fabric finishesmatte finish, brushed, dull finish, calendered, flat finish
- sericulturesilkworms, silkworm, cocoons, cocoon, mulberry
- fiber processingcarding, combing, hackling, retting, ginning
- silk productionsilk thread, silk gland, spinneret, silkworm, silk fiber
- textile finishingfinishing, bleaching, dyeing, calendering, sizing
- textile processingcarding, combing, spinning, drawing, roving
degumminggumming
Chewing sans teeth
gumming up · sizing · coating · gluing · starching
degummingcoating
Applied surface covering
finishing · sealing · varnishing · laminating · lacquering
gum, gummy, gumming, gummier, gummiest, gumboil, ungummed, degummed