Paints & varnishes

Paints & varnishes

Any liquid or mastic composition which after application to a substrate in a thin layer is converted to an opaque solid film; as well as any transparent, protective finish.

0Categories 160Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Paints & varnishes

Become a Contributors

Paints & varnishes >

pits

Biology; Flowers

Thin regions of the cell wall in xylem conducting cells. Their structure is an important characteristic for recognizing different kinds of wood.

frustule

Biology; Genetics

The mineral "skeleton" of a diatom or other unicellular organism.

alias

Design; Design

The jagged edges on curves and diagonal lines when low-pixel bitmap images are enlarged.

drag coefficient

Weather; Meteorology

A dimensionless ratio of the component of force parallel to the direction of flow (drag) exerted on a body by a fluid to the kinetic energy of the fluid multiplied by a ...