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Entrepôt:
- a trading centre or port at a geographically convenient location where goods are imported and re-exported without directly entering the local economy. According to the strict definition, oods are imported into and re-exported from an entrepôt without incurring liability for duties.
Last referenced in: Prospects for the Textile and Garment Industry in Hong Kong (Textile Outlook International Issue 138)
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Enzyme washing:
- a bio-scouring process which is used as an alternative to caustic washing to remove non-cellulosic impurities from cotton. Bio-scouring involves treating the cotton with a mixture of enzymes, often cellulase and pectinase. The bio-scouring process yields a cotton substrate which possesses an intact cellulose structure with relatively low loss of weight and loss of strength.
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Epidermal barrier:
- a barrier of the outer layer of skin.
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Epithelial tissue:
- a newly formed tissue.
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Epoxy resin:
- a polymeric resin derived from the reaction of epoxide groups.
Last referenced in: Editorial: innovations in composites for technical textiles (Technical Textile Markets Issue 96)
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Étamine:
- a fine wool crêpe.
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Etamine:
- a fine wool crêpe.
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Exhaust treatment:
- a batchwise treatment in which a substance (such as a finish) is selectively adsorbed by a textile material immersed in the treatment liquor.
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Exhaustion:
- see exhaust treatment.
Last referenced in: Global apparel markets: product developments and innovations, 3rd quarter 2012 (Global Apparel Markets Issue 19)
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Exudate:
- viscous fluid containing dead cells, blood and other protein substances.
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