sealant
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈsiːlənt/
- Specialized
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sellador
- The contractor used a high-quality sealant to ensure no water would leak through the roof joints.
- fibrin sealant
There is a can of tire sealant.
- There is a can of tire sealant.
- So I picked up the spray on makeup sealant.
- I went to see if if the actual makeup sealant would be any better in the spray quality.
- Well, Corey's cleaning it in the Sander and then we're spraying it with this gorilla sealant.
- And I just went back to like simple Vaseline sounds crazy but, and I know people like petroleum Jelly, bro, that thing is a sealant.
- So for the next part of this, we've got the benchmarks with Kyle's CPU doing D LED versus lidded and sealed versus no sealant.
Examples
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Hernon Porosity Sealant 1000 and 1100 seal leaking porous metals, such as powder metal castings and sintered metal parts.
Academic text (2004) -
My van had leaky skylights, which I was always patching with sealant and waterproof tape.
Fiction book (1996) -
I can give you some of the sealant, show you how to use it.
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This is like the nice sealant to your foundation, literally, so it's important.
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I went ahead and ordered you some sealant.
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Hey, Zack, we need that sealant pack.
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Every wash comes with a sealant guaranteed to last a lifetime.
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Two coats of wood sealant and two coats of Matt spray lacquer.
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It doesn't have a spare, but you can patch the tire with this sealant and then get back on the road in an instant.
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Eager to protect the murals, archaeologists applied layer after layer of other sealants.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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3.7
A material that closes something tightly to keep out air or water
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3.4
A layer of material that covers a surface to protect or decorate it
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5.8
A waterproof material that fills gaps around windows or bathtubs to stop water entering
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5.0
A clear liquid that makes a surface hard and protects it before painting
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3.3
A material you put on something to keep water out
A substance that fills cracks and gaps to stop leaks of water or air
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sealant starts with the simple verb seal, which means 'to close' or 'make tight', and adds the ending -ant, which makes a noun meaning 'a thing that does the action'. So a sealant is a material that 'closes' gaps to stop water or air.