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Sizing agents
Table 3.2
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Subdomain (1st level):  Raw materials
Subdomain (2nd level):  Papermaking additives
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  Papermaking additives added to pulp during stock preparation or applied to the paper surface at two thirds of the dryer section, in order to reduce liquid penetration into paper.
Definition source:  Brewer (2003)
Context:  To perform their function in resisting penetration of water or other liquids into paper, sizing agents all contain some type of low-energy chemical group. These may include fatty acid “tails,” typically in the range of 14 to 22 carbons in length. Alternatively, these may consist of fused hydrocarbon rings, as in the case of rosin products.
Context source:  EN 8
Attestation:  2
Co-hyponyms:  Fillers, Dyes, Retention aids, Cationic starch, Antislimes
Hyperonyms:  Papermaking additives
Related terms:  Sizing
It:  Collanti
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Colles
Degree of reliability FR:  3