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dipcoat

dipcoat noun: a coating that is applied by immersing an object in a liquid, often applied to prevent corrosion. Also the alternative form of dip-coat.

Noun

dipcoat (plural dipcoats)

  1. A coating that is applied by immersing an object in a liquid, often applied to prevent corrosion.
    • The dipcoat is sprayed with a coarse sand while it is still wet.1952, Rawson L. Wood, Investment Castings for Engineers, page 144
    • From the practical point-of-view, the basis of the investigation was that one should apply the primary dipcoat to pattern-assemblies using two different dipcoat-viscosities, two pattern-washing techniques, and two methods of draining the...1969, The Foundry Trade Journal - Volume 126, page 519

Also used as

dipcoat is also the alternative form of dip-coat.

Examples of dipcoat in a sentence

  • To assure adherence of the dipcoat to the wax, prewetting in a suitable agent to remove mold parting lubricant and microscopically roughen the wax surface may be necessary.1969, Industrial Arts & Vocational Education - Volume 58, page 37:
  • If one or more of the slurry components reacts with the silica binder, dipcoat gellation may occur.1990, LeRoy D. Hart, Esther Lense, Alumina chemicals: science and technology handbook, →ISBN, page 514:
  • Recommended application is by spray, dipcoat, or roller.2009, NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers, Handbook on Paints and Enamels, →ISBN, page 234:

Forms of dipcoat

Noun
pluraldipcoats
alternative formdip-coat
alternative formdip coat
Verb
third-person singular presentdipcoats
present participledipcoating
past participledipcoated
pastdipcoated

Origin of dipcoat

From dip + coat.

Questions about dipcoat

What does dipcoat mean?
Dipcoat means a coating that is applied by immersing an object in a liquid, often applied to prevent corrosion.
How do you use dipcoat in a sentence?
To assure adherence of the dipcoat to the wax, prewetting in a suitable agent to remove mold parting lubricant and microscopically roughen the wax surface may be necessary.
What part of speech is dipcoat?
Dipcoat is a noun.
What is the plural of dipcoat?
The plural of dipcoat is dipcoats.

Words near dipcoat in the dictionary

  1. Dipasquales
  2. dipath
  3. dipaths
  4. dipchick
  5. dipchicks
  6. dipcoat
  7. dipcoated
  8. dipcoater
  9. dipcoaters
  10. dipcoating
  11. dipcoats

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