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Definition: Sealant |
SealantNoun1. A kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Chemical Industry | Any organic substance that is soft enough to pour or extrude and is capable of subsequent hardening to form a permanent bond with the substrata; most sealants are synthetic polymers(silicones, urethanes, acrylics, polychloroprene)which are semisolid before application and later become elastomeric. Source: European Union. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | A soft, tacky, pliable material that seals where mechanical strength is not required. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | See:painting. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: SealantSynonym: sealer (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Sealant |
| Specialty definitions using "sealant": cable maker, carpenter, wooden-tank erecting ♦ dry-wall finisher ♦ ENCAPSULATOR ♦ finisher, wallboard and plasterboard ♦ GLUE MIXER ♦ harness maker ♦ INSTALLER, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, INSULATION WORKER ♦ Latex spray, LATEXER I ♦ molder, resin ♦ PRESSURE SEALER-AND-TESTER ♦ REPAIRER, GENERAL ♦ sealer, aircraft, sheetrock taper, SKIN-LAP BONDER ♦ TANK ERECTOR, taper and bedder, taper and floater ♦ WAX POURER, WIRE HARNESS ASSEMBLER. (references) |
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Health | The sealant is applied in liquid form and hardens in a few seconds. (references) | |
But they need to be checked at regular dental check-ups to make sure they are not chipped or worn away. The dentist can repair sealants by adding more sealant material. (references) | ||
Indeed, given the dramatic improvements in reducing dental caries prevalence in the past 30 years, both consumers and health professionals should not depart from the practices which are likely to have contributed to this oral health improvement, including the use of a variety of fluoride products, dietary modification, pit and fissure sealant, improved oral hygiene, and regular professional care. In addition, pending new data, clinicians should apply both preventive and therapeutic interventions in the manner in which they have been studied. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Sealant" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 89.06% of the time. "Sealant" is used about 64 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 89.06% | 57 | 44,859 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 9.38% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.56% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 64 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "sealant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tætningsmiddel (sealing agent, sealing compound), fugemasse (filling-up putty, putty, sealing agent, sealing compound), forseglingsmiddel (bark fiber). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kit (coal-scuttle, glue, putty, stopper), dichtingsmiddel (sealing material), afdichtingsmiddel (sealing agent, sealing compound). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | saumausmassa (sealing agent, sealing compound), tiivistysaine, tiivistemassa (sealing agent, sealing compound), tiivisteaine (sealing agent, sealing compound), täyteaine (excipient, extender, extender pigment, filler, filling, loading). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pâte joint (sealing compound), moyen de calfeutrement (sealing material), mastic d'étanchéité (sealing agent, sealing compound), mastic, composé d'étanchéité (sealing agent, sealing compound), agent d'étanchéité (sealing agent, sealing compound). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dichtungsmittel (sealing agent, sealing compound, waterproofing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | στεγανοποιητικός, στεγανοποιητικό μέσο (sealing agent, sealing compound). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tömítőszer, elzárószer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | agente sigillante (sealing agent, sealing compound). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 실란트. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ealantsay agente de estanquidade (sealing agent, sealing compound). (various references) уплотнитель, материал для уплотнений. (various references) zaptivna smesa. (various references) sellador (sealer), pasta para obturar (sealing compound), material de sellado (blindage, blinding), agente de estanqueidad (sealing agent, sealing compound). (various references) tätningsmaterial (seal materials), fogmassa (sealing agent, sealing compound). (various references) สารผนึก. (various references) dolgu macunu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "sealant": sealants. (additional references) | |
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"Sealant" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: esalen, healant, Saclant, salant, Salaut, salint, seafan, sealand, seaplant, seaxan, seetant, Segalen, Sela'an, selatan, sellant, Sesljan, shalant. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sealant" (pronounced sē"lunt) |
| 4 | -l u n t | ambivalent, assailant, benevolent, coolant, divalent, equivalent, esculent, excellent, flatulent, fraudulent, gallant, indolent, inhalant, insolent, jubilant, malevolent, monovalent, nonviolent, opulent, petulant, prevalent, propellant, repellent, silent, somnolent, stimulant, succulent, talent, tetravalent, truculent, turbulent, vigilant, violent, virulent. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, errant, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, frequent, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, solvent, stagnant, statement, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, tumescent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-l-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: alants, alates, ansate, aslant, lanate, latens. | |
-2 letters: alane, alans, alant, alate, anlas, ansae, antae, antas, antes, atlas, elans, etnas, lanes, laten, leans, leant, least, nasal, natal, nates, neats, setal, slant, slate, stale, stane, steal, stela, taels, talas, tales, teals, tesla. | |
-3 letters: aals, alae, alan, alas, ales, alts, anal, anas, anes, ansa, anta, ante. | |
-5 letters: aa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-l-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: alkanets, analects, asternal, atlantes, platanes, pleasant, sealants, talesman. | |
+2 letters: alginates, alienates, allanites, alterants, analcites, analities, ancestral, anelastic, angulates, aventails, beanstalk, canulates, castellan, exhalants, laitances, laminates, nanotesla, palatines, panatelas, panetelas, pantalets, placentas, relaxants, stableman, stainable, sultanate, tantalise, tarletans, transaxle, translate, wasteland. | |
+3 letters: alienators, almandites, alternates, aluminates, analeptics, analgetics, andalusite, antisexual, appellants, banalities, beanstalks, blatancies, cantilenas, castellans, chatelains, dealations, declarants, desalinate, escalating, escalation, galantines, granulates, halothanes, heartlands, heathlands, insatiable, italianise, landaulets, leadplants, leviathans, montadales, nameplates, nanoteslas, nasalities, natalities, naturalise, pantalones, placentals, pleasanter, pleasantly, pleasantry, rationales, semantical, senatorial, sultanates, tablelands, tailplanes, tantalates, tantalised, tantalises, tantalites, tantalizes, tantaluses, transaxles, transeptal, transferal, translated, translates, transvalue, unpleasant, wastelands. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 61 6C 61 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... . .- .-.. .- -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01100001 01101100 01100001 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e a l a n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 0061 006C 0061 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53716778678086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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