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ROCK WOOL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does rock wool mean?

• ROCK WOOL (noun)
The noun ROCK WOOL has 1 sense:

1. a light fibrous material used as an insulator

Familiarity information: ROCK WOOL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ROCK WOOL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A light fibrous material used as an insulator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

mineral wool; rock wool

Hypernyms ("rock wool" is a kind of...):

dielectric; insulator; nonconductor (a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity)

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