A chemical compound used in ceramic manufacturing, or a substance with ceramic properties.
Combining 'ceramic' (from Greek 'keramos' meaning pottery or tile) with the suffix '-al' (denoting a chemical compound or substance related to). This technical term emerged in 20th-century materials science.
Ceramals are synthetic compounds that let engineers create super-tough ceramics for everything from spacecraft heat shields to your phone's screen—they're why some ceramics can survive extreme temperatures!
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