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Medium density fiberboards

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003984

An engineered wood product formed by breaking down softwood into wood fibres, compressing it with a binding material, such as glue, wax and resin, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure. These panels have a density of around 800 kg/m3.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003984
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectForestry, Wildland Management
AbbreviationMDF
Synonymsmedium density fibreboards; medium density hardboard; medium-dinsity fiberboard
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoFiberboards
TranslationsSpanish: paneles de madera conglomerada de densidad media
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003984",
  "term": "Medium density fiberboards",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An engineered wood product formed by breaking down softwood into wood fibres, compressing it with a binding material, such as glue, wax and resin, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure. These panels have a density of around 800 kg/m3.",
  "abbreviation": "MDF",
  "synonyms": [
    "medium density fibreboards",
    "medium density hardboard",
    "medium-dinsity fiberboard"
  ],
  "subject": "Forestry, Wildland Management",
  "see_also": [
    "fiberboards"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "paneles de madera conglomerada de densidad media"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/medium-density-fiberboards/"
}

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