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  2. Wood - Wikipedia

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    Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.It is an organic material – a natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression.

  3. Wood science - Wikipedia

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    Wood chemistry, whose primary focus is the analysis of the chemical constituents comprising wood, with specific emphasis on cellulose, lignin, hemicelluloses, and extractives, as well as on the various products derived from these components. It is also explores potential uses for pulp and paper production, the utilization of wood and wood waste ...

  4. Composite material - Wikipedia

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    The first artificial fibre reinforced plastic was a combination of fiber glass and bakelite, performed in 1935 by Al Simison and Arthur D Little in Owens Corning Company [16] One of the most common and familiar composite is fibreglass, in which small glass fibre are embedded within a polymeric material (normally an epoxy or polyester). The ...

  5. Lignin - Wikipedia

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    Its most commonly noted function is the support through strengthening of wood (mainly composed of xylem cells and lignified sclerenchyma fibres) in vascular plants. [17] [18] [19] Finally, lignin also confers disease resistance by accumulating at the site of pathogen infiltration, making the plant cell less accessible to cell wall degradation. [20]

  6. Woody plant - Wikipedia

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    A section of rosemary stem, an example of a woody plant, showing a typical wood structure. A woody plant is a plant that produces wood as its structural tissue and thus has a hard stem. [1] In cold climates, woody plants further survive winter or dry season above ground, as opposed to herbaceous plants that die back to the ground until spring. [2]

  7. Millwork - Wikipedia

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    Some millwork products like doors, windows and stair parts now incorporate the use of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and glass components. [1] Several examples of different types of external decorative millwork are evident at an Erie Railway train station in Orange County, NY. Most wood products used for millwork require decorative finish ...

  8. 73 Brands That Are Still Made Right Here in the USA - AOL

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    Yet for many consumers, "Made in USA" is a mark of quality that makes a purchase more worthwhile: Surveys show almost two-thirds of respondents preferring to buy American-made and more than one ...

  9. Engineered wood - Wikipedia

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    Large self-supporting wooden roof built for Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany. Engineered wood, also called mass timber, composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board, includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding or fixing the strands, particles, fibres, or veneers or boards of wood, together with adhesives, or other methods of fixation [1] to form ...

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