a substance used for polishing

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• polish — [päl′ish] vt. [ME polischen < inflected stem of OFr polir < L polire, to polish, prob. < IE base * pel , to drive, impel > FELT1] 1. a) to smooth and brighten, as by rubbing b) to coat with polish, wax, etc. and make bright or glossy… …   English World dictionary

• abrasive — ab ra·sive || sɪv n. substance used for grinding, substance used for polishing (i.e. sandpaper) adj. tending to rub or scrape, tending to abrade …   English contemporary dictionary

• abrasives — ab ra·sive || sɪv n. substance used for grinding, substance used for polishing (i.e. sandpaper) adj. tending to rub or scrape, tending to abrade …   English contemporary dictionary

• floor — n. & v. n. 1 a the lower surface of a room. b the boards etc. of which it is made. 2 a the bottom of the sea, a cave, a cavity, etc. b any level area. 3 all the rooms etc. on the same level of a building; a storey (lives on the ground floor;… …   Useful english dictionary

• Chalk — For other uses, see Chalk (disambiguation). Chalk Sedimentary Rock The Needles, situated on the Isle of Wight, are part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. Composition …   Wikipedia

• abrasive — abrasively, adv. abrasiveness, n. /euh bray siv, ziv/, n. 1. any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper. adj. 2. tending to abrade; causing abrasion; abrading. 3. tending to annoy or cause ill… …   Universalium

• abrasive — 1. Causing abrasion. 2. Any material used to produce abrasions. 3. A substance used in dentistry for abrading, grinding, or polishing. * * * abra·sive ə brā siv, ziv adj tending to abrade <an abrasive substance> abra·sive·ness n …   Medical dictionary

• disk — 1. A round, flat plate; any approximately flat circular structure. 2. SYN: lamella (2). 3. In dentistry, a circular piece of thin paper or other material, coated with an abrasive substance, used for cutting and polishing tee …   Medical dictionary

• Vinegar — is a liquid substance consisting mainly of acetic acid and water, the acetic acid being produced through the fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria.[1]. Commercial vinegar is produced either by fast or slow fermentation processes. Slow… …   Wikipedia

• Arabic influence on the Spanish language — has been significant, due to the Islamic presence in the Iberian peninsula between 711 and 1492 A.D. (see Al Andalus). Modern day Spanish language (also called castellano in Spanish) first appeared in the small Christian Kingdom of Castile in… …   Wikipedia

• polish — 1 verb (T) to make something smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it: The floor had been polished to a satiny sheen. | It was my duty to polish the silver on Saturdays. polisher noun (C): an electric floor polisher polishing noun (U) polish sth… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English