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Main Entry:
insulation
[
in-s
uh
-
ley
-sh
uh
n, ins-y
uh
-
]
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/
ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən, ˌɪnsyə-
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
the act of insulating
Synonyms:
caulking, cording,
covering
, cushioning, defending, furring, isolating, lining, neutralizing, packing, padding, protecting,
surrounding
, taping
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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