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Rough material used to shape objects by friction

Artificial leather

Man-made material that has similar properties and appearance to animal leather

High-pressure high-temperature apparatus usually used for growing or processing minerals, especially diamond

Borosilicate glass

Glass made of silica and boron trioxide

Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer

Light, strong and rigid composite material

Heavy-duty paper of various strengths

Inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat

Chemical vapor deposition

Process used to make thin films for semiconductors or surface coating

Process in leather processing

Type of plastic reinforced by glass fiber

Material; type of glass

Glass consisting of pure silica

Transparent non-crystalline solid material

Material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass

Insulating material made from fibers of glass

Technique for forming glass

Animal skin treated for human use

Injection moulding

Manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting molten material into a mould, or mold

Oven that generates high temperatures

Durable and flexible material created by tanning animal skins

Liming (leather processing)

Process for parchment or leather processing

Fiber made from spun molten minerals

Polymer harvested from certain trees

Thin material for writing, printing, etc.

Economic sector

Writing and implement

Writing material made from animal skins

Material of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids

Ceramic material

Craft of making objects from clay

Fibrous material used notably in papermaking

Glass with features that make it less likely to cause injury

Protective glaze for paper or fabric

Soda–lime glass

Type of leather with a napped finish

Tanning (leather)

Process of treating animal skin to produce leather

Lightweight paper or, light crêpe paper

Animal skin used as a writing material

Hardening rubber