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Use "retted" in a sentence
"The work of van Tieghem, van Senus, Fribes, Omeliansky and others has now shown that while certain anaerobic bacteria decompose the substance of the middle lamella -- chiefly pectin compounds -- and thus bring about the isolation of the cellulose fibres when, for instance, flax is steeped or "retted," they are unable to attack the cellulose itself."
"They are then "retted," or beaten, and the fibre is removed."
"The flax was then "retted," either by laying it on the ground and turning it over or placing it in water."