Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sealant

/ˈsiːlənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: seal-ant
IPA: /ˈsiːlənt/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A mixture of polymers, fillers, and pigments used to fill and seal joints where moderate movement is expected.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English sealant From seal + -ant.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sealants (plural)

Derived Forms

biosealant

Phrases

dental sealant fissure sealant pit and fissure sealant sealant backing

Synonyms

sealer

Questions

How do you pronounce sealant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːlənt/.
What does sealant mean?: Any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid.
Where does sealant come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English sealant From seal + -ant.

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