Definition of Mineral wool

1. Noun. A light fibrous material used as an insulator.

Exact synonyms: Rock Wool
Generic synonyms: Dielectric, Insulator, Nonconductor

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mineral Wool

mineral kingdom
mineral makeup
mineral oil
mineral oils
mineral pitch
mineral processing
mineral resources
mineral right
mineral soil
mineral spirits
mineral tar
mineral vein
mineral water
mineral waters
mineral wax
mineral wool (current term)
mineralisation
mineralise
mineralised
mineralises
mineralising
mineralist
mineralists
minerality
mineralizable
mineralization
mineralizations
mineralize
mineralized
mineralizer

Literary usage of Mineral wool

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mineral Industry by Richard Pennefather Rothwell (1912)
"mineral wool The production of mineral wool in the United States during 1911 was ... The following concerns are the principal manufacturers of mineral wool: ..."

2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1892)
"MINERAL" WOOL OR MINERAL COT- Another method is to mix it with dis>..lv,,; TON, a filamentous substance .... The uses of mineral wool are many. Receipts. ..."

3. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"mineral wool. There are at least two kinds of mineral wool made in this country. ... mineral wool made from slag appears in a variety of colors, ..."

4. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1884)
"Ordway wrote me asking if I would send him some mineral wool fitted on a pipe ... I did not at that time know anybody who was using mineral wool on pipes in ..."

5. Debris Impact On Emergency Coolant Recirculation: Workshop Proceedings by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"The experiments concentrated on: • Fragmentation of mineral wool under as realistic conditions as possible; this was performed by exposing stainless ..."

6. Bulletin of the University of Wisconsin by University of Wisconsin, Carl Lotus Becker (1908)
"This required from four to five pounds of mineral wool and as this packed ... The mineral wool was covered with cheese cloth and an. asbestos plate put in ..."

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