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steel wool

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. steel wool, wire woolnoun

    a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive

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  1. steel woolnoun

    Fine strips of steel, usually formed into pads and used as an abrasive.

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  1. Steel wool

    Steel wool, also known as iron wool, wire wool or wire sponge, is a bundle of very fine and flexible sharp-edged steel filaments. It was described as a new product in 1896. It is used as an abrasive in finishing and repair work for polishing wood or metal objects, cleaning household cookware, cleaning windows, and sanding surfaces.Steel wool is made from low-carbon steel in a process similar to broaching, where a heavy steel wire is pulled through a toothed die that removes thin, sharp, wire shavings.

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  1. steel wool

    Steel wool is a bundle of very fine, flexible sharp-edged steel strands or fibers, often used in cleaning processes, surface finishing, and for other household, commercial or industrial applications including pest control, paint removal, polishing hard materials, and more. Its abrasiveness also makes it useful for many other tasks where hard, sharp edges are required.

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  1. Steel wool

    Steel wool, also known as wire wool or wire sponge, is a bundle of strands of very fine soft steel filaments. It is used as an abrasive in finishing and repair work for polishing wood or metal objects, cleaning household cookware, and sanding in light painting. Steel wool is made from low-carbon steel. It is not made by drawing "steel wool wire" through a tapered die, but rather by a process more like broaching where a heavy steel wire is pulled through a toothed die that removes a thin wire shaving.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of steel wool in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of steel wool in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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