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MINERAL WOOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mineral wool mean?
• MINERAL WOOL (noun)
The noun MINERAL WOOL has 1 sense:
1. a light fibrous material used as an insulator
Familiarity information: MINERAL WOOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light fibrous material used as an insulator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
mineral wool; rock wool
Hypernyms ("mineral wool" is a kind of...):
dielectric; insulator; nonconductor (a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity)
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