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ebonite

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eb·on·ite  (b-nt)
n.
A relatively inelastic rubber, made by vulcanization with a large amount of sulfur and used as an electrical insulating material.
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Noun1.eboniteebonite - a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber
caoutchouc, gum elastic, India rubber, natural rubber, rubber - an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products


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Key statement: By blending a chemical resistant epoxy resin to an ebonite coating, the resulting epoxy ebonite composition can be employed in more severe environments such as direct immersion in > 65% sulfuric acid, has greatly increased adhesion to steel and excellent resistance to undercut corrosion when subjected to salt spray.
In the invisible world that the indication of the galvanometer reveals to us, ebonite is a translucent, and water an opaque material.
in the first round of the Ebonite Challenge in Chesapeake, Va.
 
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