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Webster 1913 Edition
Kerite
Ke′rite
,Noun.
[Gr.
κέρας
, horn.] A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; – used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy.
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Definition 2024
kerite
kerite
English
Noun
kerite (countable and uncountable, plural kerites)
- A compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.