de Khotinsky cement

noun

de Kho·​tin·​sky cement

variants or less commonly De Khotinsky

¦dēkə¦tinzkē-

: a thermoplastic cement resistant to water and most chemicals that is made by heating shellac and pine tar and used especially in cementing glass, porcelain, metal, wood, and plastics

Word History

Etymology

after Achilles de Khotinsky †1933 American industrial designer

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