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kerite
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a compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber.
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noun
a compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber.
“Kerite was formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.”
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Kerite was formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.