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amberoid en · NOUN

Etymology

From amber + -oid.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A synthetic amber manufactured by melting and compressing chips of natural amber, sometimes with other resins.
   • The cirrus clouds, which appeal to some in amber and appear in the process of manufacturing amberoid, become, after a few months, unpleasant in appearance, while articles made from the transparent amberoid lack the luster and warmth of those made from a natural mass because the structure reveals undulating lines much the same, one might say, as synthetic rubies reveal circular lines instead of the straight or angular forms which characterize crystals. 1934, Alice Virginia Petar, Amber, page 4:
   • Amberoid, or “pressed amber,” is produced by fusing together small pieces of amber under pressure. 2013, Amy McKenna, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, page 62:
   • The turning of Mouthpieces from amber, amberoids, horn, ivory, and hand cut vulcanite is skilled work; vulcanite mouthpieces are usually made in moulds, and the only skill required is in fitting them to the bowls. 1915, Great Britain. Board of Trade, Food, Drink, and Tobacco Trades, page 16:
   • Amberoid is employed in industrial uses, including the manufacture of test tubes, beakers, and insulating materials, as well as for many of the purposes for which natural amber is used. 1948, United States Tariff Commission, Summaries of Tariff Information:

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