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| Aquadag |
in electronics, trademark for the graphite coating on the inside of some cathode ray tubes. |
| blister |
a raised bubble in paint or a similar coating. [1/4 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 clear part of the eyeball's outer coating. The cornea 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 smooth, shiny coating baked onto metal, glass, or pottery. Enamel is used for protection or decoration. [1/4 definitions] |
| film |
a thin layer or coating. [2/3 definitions] |
| filmy |
covered by a thin layer, skin, or coating. [1/2 definitions] |
| finish |
the coating on or texture of a hard surface. [1/5 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 plastic disk with a special coating, on which computer information can be stored; diskette. |
| 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] |
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