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Agglutinate
verb · 78% connection
To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Antichlor
noun · 78% connection
Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleachin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Blank
adjective · 78% connection
Of a white or pale color; without color.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Bois durci
unknown · 78% connection
A hard, highly polishable composition, made of fine sawdust from hard wood (as rosewood) mixed with blood, and pressed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Civet
noun · 78% connection
A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from glands in the anal pouch of the civet (Viverra civetta). It is of clear…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Cocobolas
noun · 78% connection
A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for var…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Deckle
noun · 78% connection
A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Engine-sized
adjective · 78% connection
Sized by a machine, and not while in the pulp; -- said of paper.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Etui
noun · 78% connection
A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of daily use are ca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Farraginous
adjective · 78% connection
Formed of various materials; mixed; as, a farraginous mountain.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Glass
verb · 78% connection
A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture, and made by fusing t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Gliadin
noun · 78% connection
Vegetable glue or gelatin; glutin. It is one of the constituents of wheat gluten, and is a tough, amorphous substance, which resembles…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Glue
noun · 78% connection
A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Gluepot
noun · 78% connection
A utensil for melting glue, consisting of an inner pot holding the glue, immersed in an outer one containing water which is heated to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Glutinous
adjective · 78% connection
Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Goudron
noun · 78% connection
a small fascine or fagot, steeped in wax, pitch, and glue, used in various ways, as for igniting buildings or works, or to light ditch…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Hard
superl. · 78% connection
Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.
Hog
noun · 78% connection
A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suidae; esp., the domesticated varieties of S. scrofa, kept for their fat and meat,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, strong, substance, pulp, paper.