stripping
stripping Lexical Profile
stripping Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action or process of removing an outer layer, covering, coating, or finish from a surface.
"The careful stripping of several layers of old paint revealed the cabinet's original oak grain."
A long, narrow piece of material, or material removed in strips during a manufacturing or agricultural process (often used in the plural).
"The carpenter swept up the wooden strippings from the workshop floor."
A chemical separation process in which one or more volatile components are removed from a liquid stream by a vapor stream.
"Steam stripping is widely used in industrial wastewater treatment to remove volatile organic compounds."
The last milk drawn from a cow's udder at a milking, which is notably rich in butterfat (usually used in the plural).
"The dairy farmer collected the rich strippings at the end of the evening milking."