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acid washing
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acid washing
n.
A washing process in which stones soaked in chlorine acid are used to soften and bleach fabric, especially denim garments.

acid-washed (sd-wsht, -wôsht) adj.


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After the silver made by the inadan of A l'Ateleir was received by Hermes in Paris it was acid-washed and given an electrolysis application to inhibit scratching and inadvertent staining of clothing.
Tissues were placed in acid-washed glass vials prepared in a class 100 clean room and stored at -20[degrees]C until processed for Hg analysis.
In Sosnoff, the side walls of the hexagonal auditorium are slightly bowed, and the acid-washed concrete is overlaid with spaghetti loops of fir battens to diffuse sound.
 
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