abrasive
any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
Origin of abrasive
1Other words for abrasive
Other words from abrasive
- a·bra·sive·ly, adverb
- a·bra·sive·ness, noun
- un·a·bra·sive, adjective
- un·a·bra·sive·ly, adverb
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How to use abrasive in a sentence
Therefore Beecher had to depend wholly oh abrasives applied to the specimens with pieces of rubber.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites | Percy Edward RaymondWhat is more, the artificial abrasives do not injure the lungs of the operatives like sandstone.
Creative Chemistry | Edwin E. SlossonWhat's more, he couldn't be sure whether he held a king's ransom in his hand or a few dollars' worth of industrial abrasives.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinFor the large number of abrasives produced from silica, outside of flint pebbles, domestic sources of production are ample.
The Economic Aspect of Geology | C. K. LeithChert or flint constitutes grinding pebbles and tube-mill linings, and is also ground up for abrasives.
The Economic Aspect of Geology | C. K. Leith
British Dictionary definitions for abrasive
/ (əˈbreɪsɪv) /
a substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, grinding, smoothing, or polishing
causing abrasion; grating; rough
irritating in manner or personality; causing tension or annoyance
Derived forms of abrasive
- abrasiveness, noun
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