EBONITE

Noun

ebonite (countable and uncountable, plural ebonites)

The relatively hard product of vulcanizing natural rubber with sulfur; vulcanite.

Source: Wiktionary


Eb"on*ite, n. (Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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