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Sealant vs Filling - What's the difference?

sealant | filling |

As nouns the difference between sealant and filling

is that sealant is any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid while filling is anything that is used to fill something.

As an adjective filling is

of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

As a verb filling is

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sealant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid.
  • (Construction) A mixture of polymers, fillers, and pigments used to fill and seal joints where moderate movement is expected.
  • Derived terms

    * dental sealant * fissure sealant * pit and fissure sealant * sealant backing

    filling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • a filling meal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that is used to fill something.
  • The contents of a pie, etc.
  • (dentistry) A piece of amalgam used to fill a cavity in a tooth.
  • The woof in woven fabrics.
  • Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • See also

    * filing