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abrasive

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv

Definitions

  1. A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
  2. Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

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C2
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See also

abrasive blasting abrasive disc abrasive paper Abrasively Abrasiveness Abrasives

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