Mitin
/ˈmʌɪtɪn/noun
A trademark for: any of various mothproofing agents; specifically (in full Mitin F.F.), a substituted urea, Cl2C6H3·NH·CO·NH·C6H3(Cl)O·C6H3(Cl)SO3Na, which is used to treat woollen goods such as carpets.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in The Trade Marks Journal. Apparently from French Mitin from mite mite, moth + -in.
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