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kerite|ˈkɪəraɪt| [f. Gr. κηρ-ός wax + -ite1; named by the inventor A. G. Day (1866).] A kind of artificial caoutchouc for coating telegraph wires, made with tar or asphaltum, oils and sulphur.
1875Knight Mech. Dict. s.v., The principal use of kerite has been as an insulating material in telegraphy. |