| NOUN | substance | abrasive material, abrasive, abradant | a substance that abrades or wears down |
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| Meaning | A substance that abrades or wears down. | |
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| Synonyms | abrasive, abradant | |
| Narrower | carborundum | An abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals |
| emery cloth | cloth covered with powdered emery | |
| emery paper, sandpaper | Stiff paper coated / coated with powdered emery or sand | |
| steel wool, wire wool | A mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive | |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
| Spanish | abrasivo, material abrasivo | |
| Catalan | abrasiu | |
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