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adjectivecausing abrasion
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nouna substance that abrades or wears down
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"an abrasive character"adjectivesharply disagreeable; rigorous
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Definition that contains abrasive
- built (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
- emery a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
- reinforced (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
- corundum very hard mineral used as an abrasive
- garnet any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
- pumice a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
- bauxite a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst
- carborundum an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals
- zirconia a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes
- scouring pad a small abrasive cleaning pad used for scouring pots and pans