Lint (English spelling)

Japanese: リント（英語表記）lint

Long fibers from cotton seeds. 2-5cm long, they are used as the raw material for cotton thread. They are separated from the seeds in a gin, but are also called raw cotton commercially. The amount of lint is about 30% of the actual cotton, and its specific gravity varies depending on the impurities it contains, but is generally 1.54. The regain is the ratio of the amount of water absorbed by fibers left for an extended period of time in air at a temperature of 20°C and a relative humidity of 65% to the dry amount of the fibers, and the regain for lint is 8.5%. Wet fibers generally become weak, but lint does not weaken because it has good crystallinity and a large molecular weight.

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Japanese:

綿の種子の長繊維。長さ2～5cmで，綿糸などの原料となる。種子との分離には繰綿機にかけるが，商品上は原綿とも呼ぶ。リントの量は実綿の約 30%，比重は不純物の含み方にもよるが，1.54を標準とする。温度 20℃，相対湿度 65%の空気中に長時間放置した繊維の吸水量の，その繊維の乾燥量に対する割合をリゲインというが，リントのリゲインは 8.5%。濡れた繊維は一般に弱くなるが，リントは結晶性がよく，分子量も大きいため弱くならない。

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