"sealant" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːlənt/ Forms: sealants [plural]
Etymology: From seal + -ant. Etymology templates: {{af|en|seal|-ant}} seal + -ant Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sealant (countable and uncountable, plural sealants)
  1. Any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid): հերմետիկ (hermetik) (Armenian), уплътнение (uplǎtnenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), изолация (izolacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), kit (Dutch), tiivistysaine (Finnish), tiiviste (Finnish), enduit étanche [masculine] (French), Dichtungsmittel [neuter] (German), Dichtstoff [masculine] (German), sigillante [masculine] (Italian), herepuru (Maori), szczeliwo [neuter] (Polish), герме́тик (germétik) [masculine] (Russian), герме́тик (hermétyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sealant-en-noun-~fQG2Ygu Disambiguation of 'material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid': 66 34
  2. (construction) A mixture of polymers, fillers, and pigments used to fill and seal joints where moderate movement is expected. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Construction
    Sense id: en-sealant-en-noun-vsaSQNvx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ant Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ant: 42 58 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dental sealant, fissure sealant, pit and fissure sealant, sealant backing

Inflected forms

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid",
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "герме́тик"
    },
    {
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      "word": "герме́тик"
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