mineral wool

noun

Any fibrous material formed by spinning or drawing molten mineral or rock materials such as slag and ceramics.

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rockwoolrock wool
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Meanings

nounmineral wool (usually uncountable, plural mineral wools)

plural mineral wools

  1. uncountableusuallyAny fibrous material formed by spinning or drawing molten mineral or rock materials such as slag and ceramics.

    Synonyms: rockwool, rock wool

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny fibrous material formed by spinning or drawing molten mineral or rock materials such as slag and ceramics.

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rockwoolrock wool

More synonyms by meaning

nouna light fibrous material used as an insulator

Similar
rock wool
Broader
insulatordielectricnonconductor
Also see
mineral cotton

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 礦物棉 /矿物棉, 礦棉 /矿棉
  • 礦物棉 /矿物棉 (kuàngwùmián)Translations
  • 礦棉 /矿棉 (kuàngmián)Translations
Finnish vuorivilla, mineraalivilla
  • vuorivillaTranslations
  • mineraalivillaTranslations
  • kivivillaTranslations
French laine minérale
  • laine minéraleTranslations
Hungarian kőzetgyapot, ásványgyapot
  • kőzetgyapotTranslations
  • ásványgyapotTranslations
Italian vetroflex
  • vetroflexTranslations
Polish wełna mineralna
  • wełna mineralnaTranslations
Russian минера́льная ва́та
  • минера́льная ва́та (minerálʹnaja váta)Translations
Swedish mineralull
  • mineralullTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

mineral wool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineral%20wool

MLA

“mineral wool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineral%20wool. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mineral wool,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineral%20wool.

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