Aquadag |
in electronics, trademark for the graphite coating on the inside of some cathode ray tubes. |
blister |
any such raised bubble in a coating, such as paint. [1/5 definitions] |
bloom |
in botany, a delicate coating on the surface of some leaves and fruits that resembles powder. [1/8 definitions] |
bonbon |
a candy with a filling of fruit jam, nuts, or creamy sugar paste enclosed in a coating of chocolate or the like. |
brown sugar |
unrefined or partially refined sugar whose crystals have kept a thin coating of dark syrup. |
caplet |
a form of medication that is solid like a tablet and has a coating like a capsule. |
cladding |
a metal bonded to another metal as a protective coating. [1/2 definitions] |
cornea |
the portion of the eyeball's outer coating that is transparent and covers the iris and pupil. |
crud |
(slang) a coating of dirt, crust, caked filth, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
dredge2 |
to roll in or sprinkle with a substance such as flour or sugar so as to make a coating. |
emulsion |
a light-sensitive coating of silver halides suspended in gelatin, used on photographic film and paper. [1/2 definitions] |
enamel |
a glossy, usu. opaque coating fused by heat to metal, glass, pottery, or other surfaces for protection or decoration, or objects so coated. [1/5 definitions] |
film |
a thin coating. [2/11 definitions] |
filmy |
covered by a thin layer, skin, or coating. [1/2 definitions] |
flex |
(chiefly British) a small flexible electrical cable with a protective coating, used to supply power from an outlet to an appliance; cord. [1/3 definitions] |
floppy disk |
a thin flexible plastic disk with a magnetic coating, on which computer information can be stored; diskette; floppy. |
fluorescent lamp |
a glass tube with a fluorescent coating on the inside that gives off light when the mercury vapor in the tube is bombarded with a stream of electrons. |
flypaper |
paper with a sticky, sometimes poisonous coating, often hung in narrow strips from the ceiling, to catch and kill flies. |
frosted |
given an appearance of frost, as by coating glass with a translucent substance or by coloring ends or strands of hair in a lighter color than the rest of one's hair. [1/4 definitions] |
frosting |
a roughened or speckled coating on glass or metal, used for opacity or decoration. [1/2 definitions] |
glaze |
to apply a smooth, usu. bonded coating to (pottery) with heat. [6/9 definitions] |