Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| aerogel | a highly porous solid. |
| asbestic | of or like asbestos. |
| asbestiform | of or like asbestos. |
| asbestine | of or like asbestos. |
| asbestos | (Greek) a fine fibrous form of certain minerals. |
| beeswax | wax secreted by bees as material for their combs, used as a polish etc; (verb) to polish with beeswax. |
| blacktop | bituminous material used for surfacing roads; (verb) to surface with this. |
| borsic | a strong light compound of boron and silicon carbide used in the aviation industry. |
| bricken | (Obs.) made of brick. |
| brize | furnace refuse used in making breeze blocks. |
| buna | a kind of artificial rubber made from butadiene. |
| canvaslike | like canvas. |
| catgut | the intestine of a cat, used eg for stringing violins. |
| cellophane | (Tradename) a tough transparent wrapping material. |
| ceraceous | resembling wax. |
| cereous | waxy. |
| colophony | rosin. |
| crystal | a transparent mineral. |
| cutcha | (Hindi) made of dried mud, makeshift. |
| earthen | made of earth. |
| earthflax | asbestos. |
| ebonite | black vulcanized rubber. |
| electrocement | cement made in an electric furnace by adding lime to molten slag. |
| ferroconcrete | reinforced concrete. |
| gauzelike | like gauze. |
| hyaline | glassy, of or like glass, transparent; (noun, Milton) a glassy transparent surface. |
| intermetallic | composed of two or more metals or of a metal and a nonmetal; (noun) an intermetallic material. |
| kacha | (Hindi) made of dried mud, makeshift. |
| kachcha | (Hindi) made of dried mud, makeshift. |
| kuchcha | (Hindi) made of dried mud, makeshift. |
| kutcha | (Hindi) made of dried mud, makeshift. |
| lammer | (Scots) amber. |
| lampblack | a finely divided form of almost pure carbon produced by the incomplete combustion of organic compounds; (verb) to blacken with lampblack. |
| leatherette | (Tradename) imitation leather. |
| linkwork | a fabric consisting of links made of metal or other material fastened together. |
| lino | linoleum. |
| linoleum | (Tradename) a sheet material made of hessian, jute, etc.. |
| lithic | of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture. |
| lithoid | like stone. |
| lithoidal | like stone. |
| metal | any of various elementary substances with particular properties; (adj.) made of metal (verb) to cover with metal |
| metalise | to make metal. |
| metalize | to make metal. |
| metalline | of, like, consisting of, or mixed with, metal. |
| metallise | to impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal. |
| metallize | to impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal. |
| metally | (Adv.) METAL, made of metal. |
| mylar | (Tradename) a strong polyester film. |
| naugahyde | a type of vinyl-coated fabric. |
| neoprene | (Tradename) an oil-resisting and heat-resisting synthetic rubber. |
| nonrubber | not made of rubber. |
| nonwoven | not woven; (noun) a material that is not woven. |
| nylon | a synthetic material; a stocking made from this. |
| oilskin | cloth waterproofed with oil. |
| pannose | like felt. |
| paulin | (US) a sheet of waterproof material. |
| perspex | (Tradename) any of various clear acrylic resins. |
| pissasphalt | a semiliquid bitumen. |
| plasterstone | gypsum. |
| plastery | of the nature of plaster. |
| plasticine | (Tradename) a kind of modelling material that remains soft and can be reworked, used esp by children. |
| polybutadiene | a synthetic rubber that has a high resistance to wear and is used esp in the manufacture of tires. |
| prepreg | reinforcing material already impregnated with a synthetic resin. |
| pyroceram | a transparent ceramic material. |
| rexine | (Tradename) a kind of artificial leather. |
| rockwool | a mineral wool used for insulation. |
| rubbery | like rubber. |
| shotcrete | a type of concrete material commonly known as sprayed concrete, whereby layers of concrete are extruded from a gun or hose to form the required. |
| sialon | a type of ceramic material. |
| silastic | a flexible silicone rubber, used in the production of artificial limbs. |
| sorbite | a fine-grained constituent of steel formed of ferrite and cementite. |
| sorbitic | of or like sorbite, a constituent of steel. |
| sorbo | as in sorbo rubber, a spongy form of rubber. No -S. |
| spandex | (Tradename) a synthetic elastic fibre. |
| spongoid | resembling sponge. |
| stane | (Scots) stone; (verb) to stone. |
| stonelike | like stone. |
| stonen | (Dial.) of stone. |
| stonern | (Dial.) of stone. |
| stoney | of or like stone. |
| synroc | a type of synthetic rock developed esp to fuse with radioactive waste. |
| tain | paper-thin tin plate; tinfoil used as a backing for mirrors. |
| tallowish | of or like tallow. |
| tallowy | of or like tallow > TALLOWIER, TALLOWIEST. |
| tapen | made of tape. |
| teflon | (Tradename) a nonstick surface used in cooking utensils. |
| threaden | (Shakesp.) made of thread. |
| tinfoil | a thin metal sheeting. |
| tinselly | of or like tinsel > TINSELLIER, TINSELLIEST. |
| tinsely | like tinsel > TINSELIER, TINSELIEST. |
| vulcanisate | a vulcanized product. |
| vulcanite | hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large proportion of sulphur. |
| vulcanizate | a vulcanized product. |
| waxcloth | oilcloth, linoleum. |
| waxen | made of wax; resembling wax. |
| waxily | (Adv.) WAXY, like wax. |
| waxlike | like wax. |
| waxy | like wax. |
| wicking | material for wicks. |