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What is retting ? Show in shot answer

Answer 1

Explanation:

gerund or present participle: retting

soak (flax or hemp) in water to soften it.

"the flax has been retted and used as linen to produce the fabric

Retting is a process employing the action of micro-organisms and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and pectins surrounding bast-fibre bundles, and so facilitating separation of the fibre from the stem.

Answer 2

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Process by which the fibre is separated from plant stem by decaying them in water.