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Accoya

Accoya proper noun: a registered brand name for timber from Pinus radiata treated with wood acetylation for resistance to rot.

Proper noun

Accoya

  1. A registered brand name for timber from Pinus radiata treated with wood acetylation for resistance to rot.
    • The extensive use of wood in the structure, rather than the customary iron or steel, is predicated on the stability and durability of accoya, which has become the timber industry benchmark for performance and sustainability.2021 June 30, Anthony Lambert, “A railway station fit for the 21st century”, in RAIL, number 934, page 42

Questions about Accoya

What does Accoya mean?
Accoya means a registered brand name for timber from Pinus radiata treated with wood acetylation for resistance to rot.
What part of speech is Accoya?
Accoya is a proper noun.

Words near Accoya in the dictionary

  1. accowardize
  2. accowardized
  3. accowardizes
  4. accowardizing
  5. accoy
  6. Accoya
  7. accoyed
  8. accoying
  9. accoys
  10. ACCP
  11. ACCPDS

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