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Uralite2|ˈjʊərəlaɪt|
[Etym. unknown.]
A proprietary name for an asbestos-based building material.
1899Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 Aug. 1050 Uralite... Compounds of asbestos and silica, being manufactures for building and decoration. The British Uralite Company, Limited,..London; manufacturers. 1902Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 748/1 A demonstration was recently given at the factory at Higham, Kent, of a fireproof material called uralite... Its principal ingredient is asbestos, which is combined with chalk, water-glass and other materials. 1967‘M. Hunter’ Cambridgeshire Disaster v. 33 Prefabricated Uralite billets. 1978J. Matson Dear Osborne xxi. 133 The buildings..were prefabricated in sections clad with a material called Uralite. |