particleboard

particleboard
particleboard [pärt′i kəlbôrd΄ ]
n.
a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder

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par·ti·cle·board or particle board (pärʹtĭ-kəl-bôrd', -bōrd') n.
A structural material made of wood fragments, such as chips or shavings, that are mechanically pressed into sheet form and bonded together with resin.

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