delustrant

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noun

A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.

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Meanings

noundelustrant (plural delustrants)

plural delustrants · alternative delusterant

  1. A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.

    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.

    2002, James R. Robertson, Claude Roux, Ken Wiggins, Forensic Examination of Fibres, Second Edition, →ISBN, page 161

Origin

From de- + lustre + -ant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

delustrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delustrant

MLA

“delustrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delustrant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delustrant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delustrant.

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