amberoid

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English

Etymology

From amber +‎ -oid.

Noun

amberoid (countable and uncountable, plural amberoids)

  1. A synthetic amber manufactured by melting and compressing chips of natural amber, sometimes with other resins.
    • 1915, Great Britain. Board of Trade, Food, Drink, and Tobacco Trades, page 16:
      The turning of Mouthpieces from amber, amberoids, horn, ivory, and hand cut vulcanite is skilled work; vulcanite mouthpieces are usually made in moulds, and the only skill required is in fitting them to the bowls.
    • 1934, Alice Virginia Petar, Amber, page 4:
      The cirrus clouds, which appeal to some in amber and appear in the process of manufacturing amberoid, become, after a few months, unpleasant in appearance, while articles made from the transparent amberoid lack the luster and warmth of those made from a natural mass because the structure reveals undulating lines much the same, one might say, as synthetic rubies reveal circular lines instead of the straight or angular forms which characterize crystals.
    • 1948, United States Tariff Commission, Summaries of Tariff Information:
      Amberoid is employed in industrial uses, including the manufacture of test tubes, beakers, and insulating materials, as well as for many of the purposes for which natural amber is used.
    • 2013, ‎Amy McKenna, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, page 62:
      Amberoid, or “pressed amber,” is produced by fusing together small pieces of amber under pressure.
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