sealing material

Definitions of sealing material

1. noun

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

   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