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[[File:Cabdells de llana d'una tenda de Xàbia.jpg|thumb|250px|Wool yarns in a store in Xàbia, Spain]] | |||
'''Wool''' is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. As an animal fibre, wool consists of protein together with a small percentage of lipids. This makes it chemically quite distinct from [[cotton]] and other plant fibres, which are mainly cellulose. | '''Wool''' is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. As an animal fibre, wool consists of protein together with a small percentage of lipids. This makes it chemically quite distinct from [[cotton]] and other plant fibres, which are mainly cellulose. | ||
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Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. As an animal fibre, wool consists of protein together with a small percentage of lipids. This makes it chemically quite distinct from cotton and other plant fibres, which are mainly cellulose.
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