noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
protective
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This gives a protective coating , and also stops the bogwood staining the water brown.
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The paint that puts the skids under barnacles is being adopted by Porter International for protective coatings in the United States.
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All major protective coatings manufacturers will be faced with the same issues.
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Normally, the drug itself is retained by a protective coating which conceals its taste.
thin
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This is usually done by chemically inducing a thin surface coating of corrosion.
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Recent bootprints were marked in the thin coating of green sandy soil that had been blown by gentle breezes over the buildings.
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Much thinner coating was given to columns, capitals and other decorative features.
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Its tyres turned the thin coating of snow into glistening mud.
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Laminate a thin transparent plastic coating applied to paper or board to provide protection and give it a glossy finish.
■ NOUN
surface
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As the water evaporates, the coalescing agents cause the acrylic dispersion to fuse and form the surface coating .
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This is usually done by chemically inducing a thin surface coating of corrosion.
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Here too, surface coatings that modify interfacial properties are needed for more reliable operation in the liquid phase.
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Are the edges clean or are there chips where the surface coating has chipped off?
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The main line is the methyl methacrylate that goes into paints, surface coating resins and, above all, plastics.
■ VERB
cover
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The rods and spinelets may be covered with a coating of skin.
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The upper surface of the arms are covered with a dense coating of granules and segmental bands of hooks.
use
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This programme aims to use platinum group metal coatings for high temperature corrosion protection.
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A gathering ball using advanced platinum coating technology in operation in molten glass at temperatures over 1000°C.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Cassette tapes have a magnetic oxide coating .
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ice-cream with a thick coating of chocolate
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Rub a thin coating of oil onto the peppers, then put them on the grill.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the water evaporates, the coalescing agents cause the acrylic dispersion to fuse and form the surface coating .
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Cleaning is carried out with hot detergent solution during which the coating is dissolved enabling the soil to be floated off.
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In 1996, wardrobe shine will come from other sources, such as fabric coatings.
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Rinse the pineapple and cherries to remove sugary coating and pat dry on kitchen paper.
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The Jakarta operation is geared up to serve protection coatings, marine, packaging and speciality industrial end-users.
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Yellow coating at the base of the tongue or a dry, smooth, glazed, cracked tongue.