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| − | An additive used to dilute main components of the mixture. For example, [ | + | An additive used to dilute main components of the mixture. For example, [[alumina trihydrate]] and [[talc]] are two common extenders used to dilute pigments because they are inexpensive, inert and colorless. |
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Revision as of 09:31, 15 January 2014
Description
An additive used to dilute main components of the mixture. For example, Alumina trihydrate and Talc are two common extenders used to dilute pigments because they are inexpensive, inert and colorless.
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- ASTM, "Standard Terminology Relating to Paint, Varnish, Lacquer and Related Products", Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 6, Paints, Related Coatings and Aromatics, ASTM, D16, 7-Jan, Jul-96
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000