Kerite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kerite \Ke"rite\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, horn.]
     A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or
     vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely
     resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating
     material in telegraphy. --Knight.
     [1913 Webster]