mineral resin

  • 1mineral resin — noun : any of a group of resinous usually fossilized deposits found in various rocks : bitumen : asphalt …

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  • 2mineral caoutchouc — Elaterite El a*ter*ite, n. (Min.) A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; called also {mineral caoutchouc}, and {elastic bitumen}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3mineral wax — ozocerite o zo*ce rite ([=o] z[ o]*s[=e] r[imac]t), n. [Gr. o zein to smell + khro s wax.] (Min.) A waxlike mineral resin; sometimes called {native paraffin}, and {mineral wax}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4Mineral wool — close up. Mineral wool under micr …

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  • 5Mineral — For other uses, see Mineral (disambiguation). An assortment of minerals. A mineral is a naturally occurring …

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  • 6Mineral-insulated copper-clad cable — MIMS redirects here. For multi isotope imaging mass spectrometry, see Isotope mass spectrometry. PVC sheathed MICC cable. Conductor cross section area is 1.5 mm²; overall diameter is 7.2 mm …

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  • 7mineral — n. & adj. n. 1 any of the species into which inorganic substances are classified. 2 a substance obtained by mining. 3 (often in pl.) Brit. an artificial mineral water or other effervescent drink. adj. 1 of or containing a mineral or minerals. 2… …

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  • 8Mineral wax — Wax Wax, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk .] [1913 Webster] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; …

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  • 9Mineral pitch — Pitch Pitch, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. ?.] 1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve… …

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  • 10ion-exchange resin — Any of a wide variety of synthetic polymers containing positively or negatively charged sites that can interact with or bind to an ion of opposite charge from a surrounding solution. Light, porous solids in granules, beads, or sheets, they absorb …

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