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English translation: gin

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Dutch term or phrase:	ontkorrelen
English translation:	gin
Entered by:	Ilke Fabritius

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21:10 Mar 15, 2006

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture / cotton production

Dutch term or phrase: ontkorrelen

= de eerste stap in het productieproces van katoen: de katoenplant wordt ontkorreld

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N-E Woordenboek voor Landbouwwetenschappen [T. HHuitenga/Numij]: ontkorrel (v. katoen) = gin; ontkorrelhuis (v. katoen) = gin house; ontkorrelmachine (v. katoen): gin, ginner

Concise Oxford Dictionary: gin (n.) = a machine for separating cotton from its seeds; gin (v.tr.) = (treat) cotton in a gin