defiber

present singular third person defibers · participle present defibering · participle past defibered · past defibered · alternative defibre

1. UStransitiveTo remove some or all fiber from.

   Processed, defibered products have taken their place.

   2012, John L. Seitz, Global Issues: An Introduction, →ISBN, page 91

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   The samples are defibered according to the kind of paper to be analyzed.

   1965, Forest Products Research Institute, Technical Note - Forest Products Research Institute

   The most common type of material has been woody fragments which have been cut into granules (rather than defibered) by pulp refiners. The paper is defibered in a stock slusher having a movable defibering or slushing element, while infeeding water.

   1974, Edgar L. Spruill, Color removal and sludge disposal process for kraft mill