decortication
noun
de·cor·ti·ca·tion
(ËŒ)dÄ“-ËŒkȯr-tÉ™-ˈkÄ-shÉ™n 
1
: the act or process of removing the outer coverings (such as bark or husks) from something (such as fiber or seed)
2
: the surgical removal of the outer layer or covering of an organ or structure (such as the brain or a kidney)
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Dixie Carter, Panda Biotech president, opened the event highlighting chairman and CEO Robert W. Carter’s vision to build a large-scale processing facility in the U.S. for domestic industrial hemp decortication.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2024
In addition, hemp grain and fiber processing (decortication) infrastructure has been greatly developed in recent years.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Colorado’s agriculture department also wants to buy two decortication machines — which prepare raw hemp to be made into yarn and other products — and set them up for farmers to use.
—Sophie Quinton, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2021
From there, the fiber, which comprises roughly 25% of the hemp stalk, is isolated and removed in a process called decortication.
—Dom Difurio, Dallas News, 4 Sep. 2020
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2024
In addition, hemp grain and fiber processing (decortication) infrastructure has been greatly developed in recent years.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Colorado’s agriculture department also wants to buy two decortication machines — which prepare raw hemp to be made into yarn and other products — and set them up for farmers to use.
—Sophie Quinton, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2021
From there, the fiber, which comprises roughly 25% of the hemp stalk, is isolated and removed in a process called decortication.
—Dom Difurio, Dallas News, 4 Sep. 2020
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“Decortication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decortication. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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decortication
noun
de·cor·ti·ca·tion
(ËŒ)dÄ“-ËŒkȯrt-i-ˈkÄ-shÉ™n
: the surgical removal of the cortex of an organ, an enveloping membrane, or a constrictive fibrinous covering
the decortication of a lung
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