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frictionproof

frictionproof adjective: resistant to damage caused by friction.

Adjective

frictionproof (comparative more frictionproof, superlative most frictionproof)

  1. Resistant to damage caused by friction.
    • Both the lipstick and the rouge are waterproof and frictionproof. They won't come off on your handkerchief or powder puff.1925, Cosmopolitan, volume 78, page 194

Forms of frictionproof

comparativemore frictionproof
superlativemost frictionproof

Origin of frictionproof

From friction + -proof.

Questions about frictionproof

What does frictionproof mean?
Frictionproof means resistant to damage caused by friction.
What part of speech is frictionproof?
Frictionproof is an adjective.

Words near frictionproof in the dictionary

  1. frictionizes
  2. frictionizing
  3. frictionless
  4. frictionlessly
  5. frictionlessness
  6. frictionproof
  7. frictions
  8. frictiony
  9. frictious
  10. frictive
  11. frictives

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