steel wool
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steel wool
noun steel wools · steel-wool · steelwool
- Fine strips or threads of steel, usually formed into pads or balls and used as an abrasive. Don’t use the steel wool on this pan; you’ll strip off the Teflon coating.
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noun fine threads of steel
| Español | estropajo de acero, esponja metálica, zacate de alambre, virutilla, virulana, fregajo de aluminio |
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| 中文 | 鋼絲絨 /钢丝绒 gāngsīróng, 鋼絲球 /钢丝球 gāngsīqiú |
| Português | palha de aço, esponja de aço, lã de aço, bombril |
| Français | paille de fer |
| Deutsch | Stahlwolle |
| Italiano | paglietta |
| Română | burete de sârmă |
| العربية | سِلْك اَلتَّنْظِيف silk at-tanẓīf |
Talk about this word "steel wool." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/steel%20wool. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. steel wool. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/steel%20wool "steel wool." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/steel%20wool.
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@misc{steel_wool_2026,
title = {steel wool},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steel%20wool},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
