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amberoid

amberoid noun: a synthetic amber manufactured by melting and compressing chips of natural amber, sometimes with other resins.

Noun

amberoid (countable and uncountable, plural amberoids)

  1. A synthetic amber manufactured by melting and compressing chips of natural amber, sometimes with other resins.
    • The turning of Mouthpieces from amber, amberoids, horn, ivory, and hand cut vulcanite is skilled work; vulcanite mouthpieces are usually made in moulds, and the only skill required is in fitting them to the bowls.1915, Great Britain. Board of Trade, Food, Drink, and Tobacco Trades, page 16
    • The cirrus clouds, which appeal to some in amber and appear in the process of manufacturing amberoid, become, after a few months, unpleasant in appearance, while articles made from the transparent amberoid lack the luster and warmth of those made from a natural mass because the structure reveals...1934, Alice Virginia Petar, Amber, page 4

Examples of amberoid in a sentence

  • Amberoid is employed in industrial uses, including the manufacture of test tubes, beakers, and insulating materials, as well as for many of the purposes for which natural amber is used.1948, United States Tariff Commission, Summaries of Tariff Information:
  • Amberoid, or “pressed amber,” is produced by fusing together small pieces of amber under pressure.2013, Amy McKenna, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, page 62:

Forms of amberoid

pluralamberoids

Origin of amberoid

From amber + -oid.

Questions about amberoid

What does amberoid mean?
Amberoid means a synthetic amber manufactured by melting and compressing chips of natural amber, sometimes with other resins.
How do you use amberoid in a sentence?
Amberoid is employed in industrial uses, including the manufacture of test tubes, beakers, and insulating materials, as well as for many of the purposes for which natural amber is used.
What part of speech is amberoid?
Amberoid is a noun.
What is the plural of amberoid?
The plural of amberoid is amberoids.

Words near amberoid in the dictionary

  1. Amberley
  2. amberlike
  3. Amberlite
  4. Amberlites
  5. Amberlynn
  6. amberoid
  7. amberoids
  8. amberous
  9. ambers
  10. ambersnail
  11. ambersnails

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