Airbrasive

/ˈɛərˌbreɪsɪv/ noun

A dental or industrial tool that uses a stream of air mixed with fine abrasive particles to clean or cut surfaces.

From 'air' plus 'abrasive' (from Latin 'abradere,' meaning 'to scrape away'), describing a tool that abrades using air as the propellant.

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