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If done by hand I believe the term is "picking", however in modern times a machine called a "cotton gin" is used to do this and the process is called "ginning".
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What is the process of separating cotton seeds from fibers called?
The process of clearing cotton from the seeds is called ginning.
What is the machine called that takes seeds out of cotton?
Cotton gin
Why was the cotton gin called the cotton gin?
It was called the cotton gin because it separated seeds from the cotton, so that is how the invention got is name.
What is deseeding of cotton balls called?
A cotton gin separates cotton fibres from their seeds, and the process is known as ginning.
Why was cotton Raw state of cotton before it produced into cotton?
Cotton is a plant where the seeds and the parts of those seeds (the soft white fluff) are harvested. This fluff then goes to a factory to be woven into fibrous material called cotton fibre.
What device developed by Eli Whitney that removed seeds from the cotton fibers allowing for quicker production of cotton?
that was called the cotton gin
Does cotton have seeds in them?
Yes, cotton bolls contain seeds.
How big are cotton seeds?
cotton seeds are very small
What is the name of the machine that removes seeds from the cotton?
It is called a cotton gin and is still used today in a modernized form.
What was the function of the cotton gin?
To separate seeds from cotton :)
Was a machine for removing the seeds in cotton quickly?
Originally people called "cotton pickers" removed the seeds from raw cotton by hand, but this was slow and labor intensive. Eli Whitney invented a machine called the "Cotton Engine" (shortened in common usage to the "Cotton Gin") that removed the seeds from raw cotton quickly and easily. Unfortunately he made no money from this invention as it was so simple that anyone needing one simply made it himself. The Cotton Gin saved the south's Plantation slave based economy, until the Civil War.
Who created cotton seeds?
No human created cotton seeds. They are a natural part of the cotton plant's reproductive cycle.
