sinter

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An alluvial sediment deposited by a mineral spring.
2. noun A mass formed by sintering.
3. noun A mixture of iron ore and fluxes added to a blast furnace.
4. verb To heat a compacted powder mass to form a hardened mass.

Similar words

tephra tuff silicious siliceous calc fluxing silt sediment calc-sinter injectite

Often followed by

and plant is the in to or at process

Word family

sinterabilities sinterability sintered sintering sinters