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encapsulant

encapsulant noun: any substance used to encapsulate.

Noun

encapsulant (plural encapsulants)

  1. Any substance used to encapsulate
    • "The cells are held in place and sealed from moisture by a clear plastic protective layer made by DuPont," said Stephen L. Cluff, DuPont’s global business director for photovoltaic encapsulants.2009 September 27, Anne Eisenberg, “Solar Power, Without All Those Panels”, in New York Times

Forms of encapsulant

pluralencapsulants

Words formed from encapsulant

Questions about encapsulant

What does encapsulant mean?
Encapsulant means any substance used to encapsulate.
What part of speech is encapsulant?
Encapsulant is a noun.
What is the plural of encapsulant?
The plural of encapsulant is encapsulants.

Words near encapsulant in the dictionary

  1. encapsin
  2. encapsome
  3. encapsosome
  4. encapsosomes
  5. encapsulable
  6. encapsulant
  7. encapsulants
  8. encapsulatable
  9. encapsulate
  10. encapsulated
  11. encapsulates

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