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Uncapping

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006317

The process of removing the wax cappings from honeycombs to allow the honey to be extracted. This is performed before placing the frames into a centrifugal extractor. Specialized tools such as heated knives or uncapping forks are used to shave off the thin layer of beeswax.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006317
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAgricultural equipment
TranslationsGerman: Entdeckelung; Spanish: desoperculado; French: désoperculation
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006317",
  "term": "Uncapping",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The process of removing the wax cappings from honeycombs to allow the honey to be extracted. This is performed before placing the frames into a centrifugal extractor. Specialized tools such as heated knives or uncapping forks are used to shave off the thin layer of beeswax.",
  "subject": "Agricultural equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Entdeckelung",
    "es": "desoperculado",
    "fr": "désoperculation"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/uncapping/"
}

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