defiber

English

Alternative forms

• defibre (Commonwealth English)

Etymology

From de- +‎ fiber.

Verb

defiber (third-person singular simple present defibers, present participle defibering, simple past and past participle defibered)

1. (US, transitive) To remove some or all fiber from.
   • 1965, Forest Products Research Institute, Technical Note - Forest Products Research Institute‎^[1]:

     The samples are defibered according to the kind of paper to be analyzed.

   • 1974, Edgar L. Spruill, Color removal and sludge disposal process for kraft mill‎^[2]:

     The most common type of material has been woody fragments which have been cut into granules (rather than defibered) by pulp refiners.
     The paper is defibered in a stock slusher having a movable defibering or slushing element, while infeeding water.

   • 2012, John L. Seitz, Global Issues: An Introduction‎^[3], →ISBN, page 91:

     Processed, defibered products have taken their place.

Anagrams

• briefed, debrief, defibre, fibered, firebed