Tiles

Tiles

Any of various thin slabs or bent pieces of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or wall.

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Floor tile

Building materials; Tiles

A ceramic tile or natural stone tile durable enough to withstand traffic and abrasion.

Frost proof tile

Building materials; Tiles

Tile produced for use where freezing and thawing conditions occur.

Glass mosaic tiles

Building materials; Tiles

Tiles made of glass, usually in sizes not over two inches square and 1/4 inch thick, mounted on sheets of paper. Usually sheets are twelve inches square.

Usually refers to portland cement which when mixed with sand, gravel, and water forms concrete. Generally, cement is an adhesive; specifically, it is that type of adhesive which sets by virtue of a ...

Ceramic tile

Building materials; Tiles

A ceramic surfacing unit, usually relatively thin in relation to facial area, made from clay or a mixture or clay; and other ceramic material, called the body of the tile, having either a "glazed" or ...

Butyl rubber

Building materials; Tiles

A copolymer of about 98% isobutylene and 2% isoprene. It has the poorest resistance to petroleum oils and gasolines of any rubber. Excellent resistance to vegetable and mineral oils: to solvents such ...

Alkali

Building materials; Tiles

A chemical substance which effectively neutralises acid material so as to form neutral salts. A base. The opposite of acid. Examples are caustic potash and caustic soda.