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Refining
Table 4.1
Pronunciation
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Stock preparation
Grammatical category:  Simple term
Grammar notes:  Uncountable
Definition:  Mechanical treatment of papermaking fibres to develop their optimum properties.
Definition source:  EN 9
Context:  Refining is the main means of improving a fiber’s ability to form hydrogen bonds - not least because the creation of fibrils increases the surface area available, while at the same time generally making the fiber more flexible (including collapsing the lumen).
Context source:  EN 10
Attestation:  2
Related terms:  Refiner, Fibrillation, Deflaking, Pulping, Blending
It:  Raffinazione
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Raffinage
Degree of reliability FR:  3