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Salting

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Salting

 

in the fur industry, the treatment of semifinished pelts in an aqueous solution of common salt in order to restore hygro-scopicity, plasticity, and softness, properties partially lost during such previous processes as pickling, bleaching, and dyeing.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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