insuliten.
/ˈɪnsjʊlʌɪt/ The trade name of an artificially made electrically insulating or non-conducting substance.
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1882 Athenæum 13 May 607/1 Dr. Fleming has patented a new insulating material..to which is given the name of ‘Insulite’.
1883 Chambers's Jrnl. 728 Insulated by means of caps of insulite, which is formed by driving paraffine oil into sawdust at great pressure.
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