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ebonite
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ebonite has 1 sense
- ebonite(n = noun.substance) hard rubber, vulcanite - a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber; Array is a kind of caoutchouc, gum elastic, india rubber, natural rubber, rubber
CIDE DICTIONARY
ebonite, n.
A hard, black variety of vulcanite. It may be cut and polished, and is used for many small articles, as combs and buttons, and for insulating material in electric apparatus. [1913 Webster]
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