arborite
arborite noun: a heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.
Noun
arborite
- A heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.
- Green creatures extending first one leg, then another after blasts of water have failed to send them down memory's drain: you can practically hear them scuttle, pointed leaves raised defiantly like crab pinchers above the arborite of our countertops.1994, Richard Stevenson, Flying Coffins, →ISBN, page 37
- An empty shot glass accompanied a half full vodka bottle on the dull gray arborite counter.2002, Dragan Vujic, Dark Shadow of the Werewolf, →ISBN, page 105
- Synonyms:
- formica
Synonyms of arborite
Origin of arborite
Genericization of trademark Arborite.
Phrases with arborite
Questions about arborite
- What does arborite mean?
- Arborite means a heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.
- What part of speech is arborite?
- Arborite is a noun.
Words near arborite in the dictionary
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