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lint | American Dictionary

lint
noun[ U ]
us/lɪnt/
small, loose cloth fibers or pieces of thread:
My black sweater is covered with lint.

Examples of lint

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The loans were repaid with the cash generated by the marketing of the lint.
In the three years studied, lint yield in 1993 was the lowest.
The reduction in lint yield of shaded cotton increased with shade at progressively later growth stages.
No dierences in lint percentage were found among shade treatments.
Of the three yield components (boll number, boll weight and lint percentage), boll number was the most sensitive to shade.
The lint hairs produced from this seed are discoloured, but there are no signs of the fungus beyond the actual point of inoculation.
The discharged sheet is much easier to manage and does not attract dust and lint.
Therefore, the reduction in lint yield from shaded cotton increased with progressive growth stages.
The decrease in lint yield for shaded cotton was mainly associated with a decrease in the number of retained bolls.
High levels of late season cotton aphid infestation can cause aphid honeydew accumulation on open bolls, resulting in sticky cotton lint.
Higher ratings represent greater cotton leaf contamination in the harvested lint.
We measured arthropod abundance, plant development, plant density, pesticide use, cost of production, lint quality and yields in the three treatments.
The f lint makes a street edge and it contains the ordinary business of the building.
During this procedure, weavers directly inhaled dirt, fine lint, size and potentially poisonous chemicals if the thread was dyed.
Growing cotton required a high initial cash investment in seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, which was not always regenerated by the marketing of the lint.
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