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IRON PUTTY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does iron putty mean?
• IRON PUTTY (noun)
The noun IRON PUTTY has 1 sense:
1. a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant
Familiarity information: IRON PUTTY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("iron putty" is a kind of...):
cement (something that hardens to act as adhesive material)
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