Medium

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007096",
  "term": "Medium",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A substance that acts as a carrier for dyes, pigments, or chemical finishes applied to textiles. It provides the necessary viscosity for application and contains binders that fix the colorant or treatment to the fibers during a curing process like heating or steaming. In textile printing, for example, the print paste consists of a colorant suspended in a thickened aqueous medium.",
  "synonyms": [
    "M"
  ],
  "subject": "Textile production",
  "see_also": [
    "M"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Mittel",
    "es": "mediano",
    "fr": "moyen"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/medium/"
}