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delustrant

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Etymology

From de- + lustre + -ant.

Noun

delustrant (plural delustrants)

  1. A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.
    • 2002, James R. Robertson, Claude Roux, Ken Wiggins, Forensic Examination of Fibres, Second Edition, →ISBN, page 161:
      In the past, Monsanto made nylon carpet fibres containing a paraffin wax delustrant. Fibre companies are experimenting with new products all the time, so it should not be assumed that delustrant particles are all titanium dioxide.

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