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Meaning of "glassine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLASSINE

glassine  [ɡlæˈsiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLASSINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glassine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLASSINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

glassine

Glassine

Glassine is a very thin and smooth paper that is air and water resistant. It is translucent unless dyes are added to color it or make it opaque. It is manufactured by supercalendering: after pressing and drying, the paper web is passed through a stack of alternating steel and fiber-covered rolls called a supercalender at the end of the paper machine such that the paper fibres flatten facing in the same direction.

Definition of glassine in the English dictionary

The definition of glassine in the dictionary is a glazed translucent paper used for book jackets.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLASSINE


adenosine
æˈdɛnəˌsiːn
doucine
duːˈsiːn
fascine
fæˈsiːn
foreseen
fɔːˈsiːn
glycine
ˈɡlaɪsiːn
Holocene
ˈhɒləˌsiːn
kamseen
kæmˈsiːn
kerosene
ˈkɛrəˌsiːn
lysine
ˈlaɪsiːn
Massine
mɑːˈsiːn
Mersin
mɛəˈsiːn
nonobscene
ˌnɒnəbˈsiːn
obscene
əbˈsiːn
scene
siːn
seen
siːn
Tessin
tɛˈsiːn
tyrosine
ˈtaɪrəˌsiːn
unforeseen
ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn
unseen
ʌnˈsiːn
vaccine
ˈvæksiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLASSINE

glassed
glassed-in
glassen
glasses
glassful
glasshouse
glassier
glassiest
glassify
glassily
glassiness
glassless
glasslike
glassman
glassmen
glasspaper
glassware
glasswork
glassworks
glassworm

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLASSINE

andesine
arcsine
arsine
batterie de cuisine
byssine
cosine
cuisine
cytosine
draisine
guanosine
haute cuisine
inosine
limousine
nouvelle cuisine
polylysine
rusine
sine
sphingosine
stretch limousine
ursine

Synonyms and antonyms of glassine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glassine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLASSINE

Find out the translation of glassine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glassine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glassine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

玻璃纸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

papel cristal
570 millions of speakers

English

glassine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Glassine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عازل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пергамин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pergamíno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চকচকে স্বচ্ছ কাগজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glassine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glassine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pergamin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グラシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

글라 신지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glassine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Glassine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

glassine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लासिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

glassine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

glassine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pergamin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пергамін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Perghamina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

glassine
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pergamijn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glassin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Glassin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glassine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLASSINE»

The term «glassine» is normally little used and occupies the 109.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLASSINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «glassine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «glassine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glassine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLASSINE»

Discover the use of glassine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glassine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unique Handmade Books
(FOLDING, CUTTING, GLUING, SEWING) Stamp collectors use a book with narrow glassine pockets to store the stamps they have collected before they go into the stamp album. The book, called a stock book, keeps the stamps dry and flat ...
Alisa Golden, 2003
2
Rice, Volume 2: Utilization
Glassine acts as a fat and odor barrier. Generally, two-side-bleached or amber waxed glassine is used, amber being slightly less expensive. Waxed glassine liners are heat-sealed on the long and bottom seams and the foldover, which is ...
Bor S. Luh, 1991
3
Cartons, Crates and Corrugated Board: Handbook of Paper and ...
Glassine derives its name from its glassy, smooth semi-transparent surface. It is also called glazed greaseproof paper. Glassine is produced from greaseproof paper by subjecting it to heavy pressure in the presence of steam heat during a ...
Diana Twede, Susan E. M. Selke, 2005
4
Food-packaging Materials: Their Composition and Uses; a Report
Glassine and Greaseproof Glassine and greaseproof are very dense papers which are resistant to the wicking and penetration of greases and oils. These characteristics are produced by paper-making technics involving the use of special ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Food Protection Committee, 1959
5
Laboratory Procedures for Pharmacy Technicians
Weighing. Boats. and. Glassine. Weighing. Paper. Weighing boats (sometimes called “weighing dishes”) are commonly diamond-shaped or square, and usually made of aluminum, plastic, or rubber (Figure 4-6). They are often used along with  ...
Jahangir Moini, 2009
6
International Rice Research Newsletter
In the remaining ovaries (52%), pollen tubes penetrated the stigma and grew as far as the base of the style. was pollinated with IR36 and IR37721, and pollinated panicles covered with glassine or polythene crossing bags. Thirty ovaries were ...
International Rice Research Institute, 1979
7
The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration
Overheating is used to make "natural tracing paper" and "imitation parchment" like glassine. 3. Gelatinization: Acid dissolves parts of the fibers, and the dissolved materials fill interfiber interstices. "Vegetable parchment," as it is often called, ...
Elaine R. S. Hodges, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (U.S.), 2003
8
Developments In Pressure-Sensitive Products, 2nd Edition
Paper as Carrier for Release Liners According to Hufendiek [168], the paper used for release liners can be normal, densified, glassine, plastic-coated, or clay- coated paper. The weight of the release liner depends upon the method of label ...
Istvan Benedek, 2005
9
Handbook of Package Engineering, Third Edition
Glassine and greaseproof papers are made by prolonged beating in the pulping process. The appearance and properties of these papers are due entirely to the working of the pulp, not to any additives. The term "greaseproof," as applied to ...
Joseph F. Hanlon, Robert J. Kelsey, Hallie Forcinio, 1998
10
The Nekropolis Archives
Glassine's scowl deepened. "How do you know my name?" "We have a Glassine back where I come from. Her ancestor was a scientist whoinvented a formula for invisibility. Unfortunately, when she tried to usethe formula on herself,itonly ...
Tim Waggoner, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLASSINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glassine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Charges against Trenton shooting suspect leads July 10, 2015 …
... fence where Carlos Laborde and Luis Laborde were observed and located 11 glassine packets of heroin inside a magnetic hide-a-key box. «The Trentonian, Jul 15»
2
Not guilty plea in trafficking charges
Inside Harvin's handbag, Randall found several unused glassine pink bags, three white glassine bags, and one additional glassine bag ... «Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Jul 15»
3
13 busted in drug raid at 2 East Williamsburg public housing …
In one search warrant location, 68 glassine envelops of heroin, up to 10 grams of crack-cocaine and more than $2,000 in cash were recovered, ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
4
13 Arrested in Drug Raid in East Williamsburg Public Housing, DA …
In the search, police found 69 glassine envelopes of heroin, up to 10 grams of crack-cocaine and more than $2,000 at a location in Bushwick ... «DNAinfo, Jul 15»
5
Two women charged after report of Hackettstown burglary
Madsen was found to have in her possession 14 empty glassine bags of the type normally used to hold heroin, police said. With Madsen was ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
6
Riverside man arrested on drug charges
While he was being placed under arrest, an additional quantity of marijuana and 10 glassine envelopes of heroin were recovered, police said. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
7
Woman allegedly stole, returns to store, was caught
... allegedly behaving oddly, repeatedly looking over his shoulder, and shaking. Two needles and a glassine envelope were found on the man. «Lancaster Bee, Jul 15»
8
Youth charged with possessing crushed pills, suspected heroin
A search of the male yielded two clear plastic baggies containing crushed pills and four glassine baggies containing suspected heroin, police ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
9
5 face drug charges
A subsequent search of the home uncovered a quantity of methamphetamine, marijuana and glassine baggies in Mehlman's bedroom, Bowers ... «Republican & Herald, Jul 15»
10
Loaded guns seized, 3 arrested on drug charges, Passaic sheriff says
Flemmings sold 25 glassine envelopes of heroin to the Hummer driver, identified as Michael Simmons, 36, of Boonton, Berdnik added. «NJ.com, Jul 15»

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