Glossary of Textile Terms and Definitions, X - Textile Dictionary

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Letter X 

X 

Xanthate, Xanthating: A process in rayon manufacture in which carbon disulfide is reacted with alkali cellulose to produce bright orange cellulose xanthate. 

Xenon arc lamp: A type of light source used in fading lamps. It is an electric discharge in an atmosphere on xenon gas at a little below atmospheric pressure, contained in a quartz tube. 

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