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micartas

micartas is the plural of micarta.

Meaning of micarta

Noun

micarta (countable and uncountable, plural micartas)

  1. A composite of fabrics (typically linen or paper fabric) using phenolic resins cured under pressure and high temperature to produce laminates.
    • “Aluminum,” Chia said. “They melt old cans they dig up on the beach, cast it in sand molds. These panels are micarta. That's linen with this resin in it.”1996, William Gibson, Idoru (Bridge trilogy; book 2), New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 45

Questions about micartas

What is micartas the plural of?
Micartas is the plural of micarta.

Words near micartas in the dictionary

  1. Micalo Island
  2. micanite
  3. micanites
  4. micareoid
  5. micarta
  6. micartas
  7. micas
  8. micaschist
  9. micathermic
  10. micawber
  11. Micawber principle

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