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| abradant |
am abrasive substance. [1/2 definitions] |
| boron carbide |
a very hard black crystalline compound used in nuclear reactor control rods, as reinforcement in structural materials, and as an abrasive. |
| bort |
poorly crystallized, low quality diamonds or diamond fragments, used in crushed or powdered form as an abrasive. |
| emery |
a fine-grained abrasive made of a corundum mixture, used for grinding and polishing. |
| gizzard |
an enlarged, muscular portion of the digestive tract of birds in which partially digested food is finely ground with the aid of abrasive particles. [1/2 definitions] |
| grit |
tiny abrasive particles, as of sand. [2/7 definitions] |
| hone |
a precision tool with an abrasive tip that rotates, used to enlarge holes. [1/5 definitions] |
| nonabrasive |
combined form of abrasive. |
| pumice |
light, porous hardened lava, powdered or whole, used as an abrasive and polishing agent. [1/2 definitions] |
| sandpaper |
paper coated on one side with a coarse or fine abrasive compound, used to abrade or smooth surfaces. [1/2 definitions] |
| scrape |
to rub the surface of with something sharp or abrasive, as for cleaning or removing material. [4/13 definitions] |
| scrub1 |
to clean by rubbing hard, often with a stiff brush or other abrasive cleaning tool. [1/6 definitions] |
| scrubber |
a stiff brush or abrasive tool used for scrubbing. [1/3 definitions] |
| shagreen |
the rough skin, covered with bony denticles, of certain sharks or dogfish, used as an abrasive. [1/3 definitions] |
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