abradant

[ uh-breyd-nt ]

/ əˈbreɪd nt /

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adjective

having an abrasive property, effect, or quality; abrading.

noun

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Origin of abradant

First recorded in 1875–80; abrade + -ant

Carborundum, or silicide of carbon, is largely superseding emery and diamond dust as an abradant.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.|Edward W. Byrn