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COD:
chemical oxygen demand. The amount of oxygen required to degrade organic compounds in an effluent stream.
Last referenced in: Profile of Kwintet: A Leading Supplier of Workwear (Technical Textile Markets Issue 67)

Collagenous matrices:
intercellular substance in which tissue cells are embedded.

Colourway:
one of several different combinations of colours in which a given pattern is printed on items such as fabrics and wallpapers.
Last referenced in: The UK apparel market: profiles of ten leading apparel retailers (Global Apparel Markets Issue 13)

Combining:
another term for lamination.
Last referenced in: Performance apparel markets: product developments and innovations, 1st quarter 2014 (Performance Apparel Markets Issue 48)

Comforter:
an ?over-covering? on a bed that is made with a fabric shell filled with an insulating material.
Last referenced in: World Markets for Home Textiles: Focus on Home Linen and Profiles of Leading Players (Textile Outlook International Issue 151)

Commingled yarn:
a yarn consisting of two or more individual yarns that have been combined, usually by means of air jets.
Last referenced in: Editorial: Innovations in Composites for Technical Textiles (Technical Textile Markets Issue 88)

Commission manufacturing:
a form of production whereby manufacturing is undertaken by one manufacturer, for a fee, on behalf of another manufacturer or a non-manufacturer. Typically, commission manufacturing involves the production of goods utilising materials provided by the clie

Comonomer:
one of the compounds which constitute a copolymer.
Last referenced in: Recent Developments in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Global Textile and Clothing Industry (Textile Outlook International Issue 163)

Composite (fabric):
a fabric structure, usually nonwoven, comprising several layers.
Last referenced in: Profile of Trevira: A Unique European Source of Polyester Speciality Fibres (Technical Textile Markets Issue 85)

Composite (fibre reinforced):
see fibre reinforced composite.

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