ablator
/əˈbleɪtə/noun
Astronautics and Materials Sci. A protective surface layer (e.g. in a rocket engine) made of a material which ablates readily when heated and so reduces the transfer of external heat to the underlying material.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From ablate + -or.
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