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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Fabrics of mixed wool and cotton are steeped in dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid, dried, and heated to about 110°C., which ‘carbonizes’ the cotton and makes it easily reducible to powder: this powder is separated by dnsting and screening.
  • noun Wool recovered from mixed fabrics of wool and cotton by subjecting them to a chemical process which destroys the cotton.

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