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ebonites

ebonites is the plural of ebonite.

Meaning of ebonite

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...

Questions about ebonites

What is ebonites the plural of?
Ebonites is the plural of ebonite.

Words near ebonites in the dictionary

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

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