protective coat

  • 1protective coat — A layer or layers applied to a surface to provide corrosion protection …

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  • 2coat — [1] A covering of paint or similar substance. Also see anodize base coat clear coat color coat cross hatch coat cross coat finish coat fog coat gel coat guide coat …

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  • 3coat — [n1] animal hair crust, ectoderm, epidermis, felt, fleece, fur, hide, husk, integument, leather, membrane, pelage, pellicle, pelt, peltry, protective covering, rind, scale, scarfskin, shell, skin, wool; concept 399 coat [n2] covering bark,… …

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  • 4coat of mail — n. pl. coats of mail [transl. of Fr cotte de mailles, lit., coat of meshes] a sleeved protective garment made of interlinked metal rings or overlapping plates …

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  • 5coat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cover, crust; plaster, paint, varnish, glaze; plate; protect. n. jacket, overcoat, ulster, sack, cutaway, tunic; coating; tegument, shell, envelope, skin, peel, rind, surface, cover. See clothing,… …

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  • 6protective colloid — noun : a lyophilic colloid (as gelatin, a natural gum, or a cellulose derivative) that when present in small quantities renders lyophobic colloids stable toward the coagulating action of electrolytes gelatin acts in part as a protective colloid… …

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  • 7Protective finishing coat — A protective finishing coat is a substance or chemical composition applied to the surface of an object that provides a barrier of protection from external elements …

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  • 8Coat of mail — Mail Mail (m[=a]l), n. [OE. maile, maille, F. maille a ring of mail, mesh, network, a coat of mail, fr. L. macula spot, a mesh of a net. Cf. {Macle}, {Macula}, {Mascle}.] 1. A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used… …

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  • 9coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus. [1975 80] * * * coat protein, a protein that acts as a protective sheath for a virus, making it resistant to antibodies of the host organism: »The putative coat proteins prepared from… …

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  • 10coat — 1. The outer covering or envelope of an organ or part. 2. One of the layers of membranous or other tissues forming the wall of a canal or hollow organ. See tunic. buffy c. the upper, lighter portion of the …

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