Collocations withfibre
These are words often used in combination withfibre.
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artificial fibre
A garment could be described as pure wool, whereas it is later manufactured in artificial fibre, which could cause skin disorder.
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asbestos fibre
It was shown that asbestos cement pipes did not appreciably raise the asbestos fibre content of water, and the levels found were within the range which occurred naturally.
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cellulose fibre
Cement bonded particle boards have treated wood flakes as reinforcement, whereas in cement fibre boards have cellulose fibre, which is a plant extract as reinforcement.
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collagen fibres
As more force is applied, collagen fibres straighten until they reach a critical or break point, at which time the tissue tears.
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fibre cement
Hipped gable pitched roof with fibre cement slates.
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fibre content
Improved method for fibre content and quality analysis and their application to flax genetic diversity investigations.
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high fibre
Therefore, to consume leaves with high fibre content may require a large expenditure of energy, irrespective of leaf strength and toughness.
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man-made fibre
Man-made fibre could be substituted for all those goods.
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moral fibre
The public, he says, lack moral fibre.
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muscle fibre
All of these substances triggered concentrationdependent muscle fibre contraction.
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natural fibre
Cotton is the primary natural fibre used by modern humans.
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nerve fibre
Action potentials recorded from inside a nerve fibre.
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polyester fibre
The same could happen in other types of polyester fibre.
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synthetic fibre
Even clothing, such as dresses made from rayon, a synthetic fibre, covered with sequins is affected.
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wood fibre
While commercial forestry involves converting wood fibre into dimension lumber38 and chips, non-timber products and services are also important for many indigenous forest management systems.
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