sheet (of paper)
111paper chromatography — Chem. See under chromatography. [1945 50] * * * ▪ chemistry in analytical chemistry, technique for separating dissolved chemical substances by taking advantage of their different rates of migration across sheets of paper. It is an… …
112paper pulp — raw material for paper manufacture that contains vegetable, mineral, or man made fibres. It forms a matted or felted sheet on a screen when moisture is removed. Rags and other fibres, such as straw, grasses, and bark of the mitsumata… …
113sheet — noun 1) (often sheets) she changed the sheets Syn: bed linen, linen, bedclothes 2) a sheet of ice Syn: layer, stratum, covering, blanket, coating, coat …
114paper — 1. noun /ˈpeɪpə,ˈpeɪpɚ/ a) A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water. b) A newspaper or anything used as such (such as a newsletter …
115sheet — Synonyms and related words: afghan, alabaster, area, article, back matter, bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedsheet, bedspread, blanket, book, buffalo robe, cardboard, case, chalk, chapter, clause, clothes, coat, coating, collop,… …
116sheet music — N UNCOUNT Sheet music is music that is printed on sheets of paper without a hard cover. ...a copy of the sheet music to Happy Days …
117sheet — ʃɪËt n. large rectangular piece of cloth used as a bed covering; thin layer or covering; thin rectangular object, panel, plate; piece of paper; broad expanse of something v. cover with a sheet; wrap in a sheet; provide with sheets …
118sheet*/*/*/ — [ʃiːt] noun [C] 1) a large piece of thin cloth that you put on your bed and use for lying on or for covering your body when you sleep I think the chambermaid is waiting to change the sheets (= put clean sheets on the bed).[/ex] 2) a thin flat… …
119paper towel — noun A sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls. Syn: kitchen paper …
120sheet feeder — Computers. a device that feeds paper into a printer one sheet at a time. * * * …
