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ABRASIVE MATERIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance that abrades or wears down
Synonyms:
abradant; abrasive; abrasive material
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("abrasive material" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abrasive material"):
carborundum (an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals)
steel wool; wire wool (a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive)
emery cloth (cloth covered with powdered emery)
emery paper; sandpaper (stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand)
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