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Kerite
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; - used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Kerite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/k/kerite.html. 1828.