(rubber etc)

  • 121crude — 1 adjective 1 offensive or rude, especially in a sexual way; vulgar (1): a crude gesture | crude jokes 2 not developed to a high standard or made with great skill: crude tools made of stone 3 crude oil, rubber etc is in its natural or raw… …

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  • 122tube — noun 1 PIPE FOR LIQUID (C) a round pipe made of metal, glass, rubber etc, especially for liquids or gases to go through see also: inner tube, test tube 2 CONTAINER (C) a narrow container made of plastic or soft metal and closed at one end, that… …

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  • 123washer — noun (C) 1 a thin flat ring of plastic, metal, rubber etc that is put over a bolt 1 (2) before the nut 1 (2) is put on, or between two pipes, to make a tighter joint 2 informal a washing machine …

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  • 124cushion — cush•ion [[t]ˈkʊʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) a soft pad or bag filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., used to sit, lie, or lean on 2) anything similar in form or function, as a pad used to prevent excessive pressure or chafing 3) something to absorb or …

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  • 125acrylonitrile — /əˌkrɪloʊˈnaɪtraɪl / (say uh.kriloh nuytruyl) noun a organic cyanide, CH2=CH–CN, related to acrylic acid, used in the manufacture of acrylic fibres, thermoplastics, synthetic rubber, etc. {acryl(ic) + o + nitrile} …

  • 126jointing — /ˈdʒɔɪntɪŋ/ (say joynting) noun 1. the operation of making joints. 2. any material used for making a joint between two surfaces pressure tight, as asbestos, rubber, etc …

  • 127BHT — [bē΄āch΄tē′] n. [b(utylated) h(ydroxy)t(oluene)] a white, synthetic antioxidant, [C(CH3) 3] 2CH3C6H2OH, used as an additive in foods, fuels, rubber, etc …

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  • 128hydrogen peroxide — n. a colorless, syrupy liquid, H2O2, often used in dilute, unstable solutions as a bleaching or disinfecting agent, and in more concentrated form as a rocket fuel, in the production of foam rubber, etc …

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