Concept cluster: Tools > Coatings
n
A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
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A viscous thickening medium made of gum arabic and silica that is used to give an impasto effect to watercolour and gouache paintings.
adj
Coated with cadmium.
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(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
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A glossy, durable transparent coating sprayed onto the basecoat of an automobile.
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A primer (for paint) containing white lead.
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A thin outer layer.
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Pharmaceutical glaze (an alcohol-based solution of shellac) as used in the production of food, especially candy.
n
(geology) A dark coating found on exposed rock surfaces in arid environments.
adj
Covered with dope, a glue or paint like pore filler.
n
A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
n
(Australia, automotive, colloquial) Automotive paint.
v
(transitive) To paint or daub with Dulux paint.
n
A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
adj
Consisting of enamel; resembling enamel; smooth; glossy.
n
Obsolete form of epithem. [(medicine, historical) Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters; a poultice, lotion, etc.]
n
(medicine) A splint or other appliance to be worn.
adj
Alternative spelling of fiberglassed
n
A process by which an amalgam of gold is applied to metallic surfaces, the mercury being subsequently volatilized, leaving a film of gold or an amalgam containing from 13 to 16% of mercury.
n
A type of paint used on some composite materials
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A resin, made from glycerol and phthalic anhydride (or similar), used in paints
n
A coating that provides a hard, protective layer.
n
A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
v
(transitive) To treat with lanolin.
n
An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.
n
(medicine) A paste made of caustic soda and unslaked lime, used as a caustic to destroy tumours and other morbid enlargements.
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(art) A mixture of linseed oil with turpentine or mastic varnish, used as a thickener for oil paints but later discredited as a source of cracking and yellowing.
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(role-playing games, board games) A technique used in painting miniatures (figures) to achieve a metallic finish using matte paints rather than metallic paints.
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A type of long-lasting paint.
n
A substance that softens and binds with paint, making it easier to remove from a surface.
adj
Coated with palladium.
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A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
adj
Having a coating of a more precious metal.
n
Coarse paint laid on after the priming and before the finish.
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An adhesive made from elastic polymers (typically latex) mixed in a solvent to keep them fluid enough to be used.
n
(chemistry) a flexible rubber scraper attached to a glass rod, used in chemistry laboratories for amalgamating and transferring solid residues in gravimetric analysis.
n
(graffiti slang) Rust-Oleum spraypaint
adj
Semigloss.
n
A toy based on silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties.
adj
Alternative spelling of silver-plated [Having a thin coating of the metal silver applied to it.]
n
A coating deposited via sputtering
adj
Glazed white with a lead glaze containing tin oxide.
n
A layer of paint or varnish etc. applied after the undercoat.
n
A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
n
(art) The final day before a public exhibition; originally the day when artists could apply a final coat of varnish to their paintings after they had been hung, now the day when artists can make finishing touches, make sure pictures have been hung the right way up etc., and meet their fellow artists.
adj
Obsolete form of varnished. [coated or decorated with varnish]
n
A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
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(art) A translucent whitish glaze in painting.
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Obsolete form of varnish. [A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.]
n
The process of gilding with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold.
n
A transparent liquid derived from paraffin, used as a solvent in painting and decorating.

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