antiexpansion
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
antiexpansion (comparative more antiexpansion, superlative most antiexpansion)
- Acting to prevent the expansion of a physical substance.
- 1968, Floyd Avery Peyton, Restorative dental materials:
- Although the amount of spatulation will not affect the final setting time of plaster mixes containing antiexpansion additives and retarders, excessive spatulation will reduce the available working time...
- Opposing expansion (as of a state or corporation).