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sealing material

DEFINITIONS OF: sealing material

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n any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface

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sealant, sealer
a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
filler
used for filling cracks or holes in a surface
lute, luting
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
putty
a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
mastic
a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
size, sizing
any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
caulk, caulking
a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight
stiffener
material used for stiffening something
Type of:
material, stuff
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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