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ebonite

/ˈɛb.əˌnaɪt/

ebonite noun: the relatively hard product of vulcanizing natural rubber with sulfur.

Noun

ebonite (countable and uncountable, plural ebonites)

  1. The relatively hard product of vulcanizing natural rubber with sulfur.
    • BRITISH CONSTRUCTION OF TELEGRAPHIC APPARATUS.
      R. S. Culley states that small insulators, formed of good porcelain, are the best, although, on several accounts, ebonite is recommended. Dirt and moisture are the principal things to be guarded against, but not all; for many mischievous boys, who...1875, “Electricity, Light, Heat, Sound”, in Alfred E. Beach, editor, The Science Record for 1875: A Compendium of Scientific Progress and Discovery During the Past Year (Science Record), volume 4...

ebonite meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

ebonite in Tamil

எபனைற்று, எபோனைட்டு, கருங்காலி

ebonite in Arabic

product of vulcanizing rubber with sulfur
إِبُونِيت ʔibūnīt

ebonite in Malay

product of vulcanizing rubber with sulfur
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ebonite in Indonesian

product of vulcanizing rubber with sulfur
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Synonyms of ebonite

Forms of ebonite

pluralebonites

Origin of ebonite

Genericized trademark; the trademark was From ebony + -ite.

Questions about ebonite

What does ebonite mean?
Ebonite means the relatively hard product of vulcanizing natural rubber with sulfur.
What is ebonite in Tamil?
Ebonite in Tamil is எபனைற்று, எபோனைட்டு, கருங்காலி. See Ebonite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ebonite?
Ebonite is a noun.
How do you pronounce ebonite?
Ebonite is pronounced /ˈɛb.əˌnaɪt/.
What is the plural of ebonite?
The plural of ebonite is ebonites.

Words near ebonite in the dictionary

  1. ebonised
  2. ebonises
  3. ebonising
  4. ebonist
  5. ebonists
  6. ebonite
  7. ebonites
  8. ebonization
  9. ebonize
  10. ebonized
  11. ebonizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ebonite (page history and authors); ebonite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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