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Definition of Insulant
1. Noun. A material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity.
Generic synonyms: Building Material
Specialized synonyms: Lagging, Corkboard
Derivative terms: Insulate, Insulate
Definition of Insulant
1. an insulating material [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insulant
Literary usage of Insulant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Debris Impact On Emergency Coolant Recirculation: Workshop Proceedings by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"The amount of insulant released depends on the type of material and on the ...
Moreover, the transportation of fragmented insulant, particularly in the sump ..."
2. Journal by Institution of Electrical Engineers Radio Section (1874)
"My supposition is realised by the fact that, after passage through the stove,
the experimental pieces remained as insulant as ebonite and gutta-percha. ..."
3. Enhancing the Market Deployment of Energy Technology: A Survey of Eight by International Energy Agency (1997)
"The use of cyclopentane as the foaming agent is thought to lower the insulant
quality by a few percent compared to CFC-11 or an HCFC-142b/22 mix, ..."
4. Bibliography of the Philippine Islands: Printed and Manuscript, Preceded by by James Alexander Robertson (1908)
"92) says that there are two copies of the bull in A. de I., to which he gives
the following title: ** 'Nudum Siquidem omnes et singulas InsulanT aclarando y ..."
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