self-sealing

1. 1.

   capable of sealing itself as after being pierced

   “self-sealing tires”

   Similarpunctureless
2. 2.

   seals without the application of moisture

   “self-sealing envelopes”

   Similaradhesive

Questions about self-sealing

What does self-sealing mean?

self-sealing means "capable of sealing itself as after being pierced". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in self-sealing?

self-sealing has 4 syllables and divides as self--se-a-ling under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.