delustering

[ dee-luhs-ter-ing ]

noun

a chemical process for reducing the luster of rayon yarns by adding a finely divided pigment to the spinning solution.

Origin of delustering

¹

First recorded in 1925–30; de- + luster¹ + -ing¹

Words Nearby delustering

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How to use delustering in a sentence

It does not have the delustering agent added to it, to cut down the luster.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The delustering spots seen on the fiber were the same size, and both fibers were approximately the same diameter.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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