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Vocabulary List Cellulose: Plant fiber, indigestible by humans Photosynthesis: Process by which plants create energy CO2: Carbon Dioxide, found in Air O2: Oxygen, found in Air Carding: Using two paddle-like brushes to refine fibers ATP: Adenanine Triphosphate, which humans use as cell energy Sucrose, Glucose: Natural Sugars Tannin: Tannic Acid, used to tan animal skins Synthetic Materials: Not naturally occurring materials Polyester: A long chain of esters PVC: Polyvinyl Chloride, a plastic sometimes used as clothing Monomer: The base of a polymer chain
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Figure 4: Flax Flower Sources Atkins, P.W. Molecules. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, New York, 1987. Boekhoff, Kristin. "Manufacturing Polyester." <schwartz.eng.auburn.edu/polyester/manufacturing.html> Brandon, Karen. "Rayon: Is that Silk?" <http://www.costumegallery.com/Textiles/rayon.htm> Lambert, Joseph B. Traces of the Past. Perseus Books, Reading, Massachusetts, 1997. Newmark, Ann. Chemistry. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., New York, New York, 1993. The DK Science Encyclopedia. Susan McKeever, ed. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., New York, New York, 1998. University of Southern Mississippi Department of Polymer Science. "Nylon." <http://www.psrc.usm.edu/macrog/nylon.htm> Zumdahl, Steven S. Introductory Chemistry. D.C. Heath and Company, Lexington,Massachusetts, 1993. Images not from above: http://www.taoswoolfestival.org/pictures.html globalherbalsupplies.com/herb_information/flax_pictures.htm
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