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sinter Definition


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sinter
noun
    1. A siliceous deposit from hot springs.
verb
    sintered, sintering
    1. To heat a mixture of powdered metals, sometimes under pressure, to the melting-point of the metal in the mixture which has the lowest melting-point, which then binds together the harder particles.
Etymology: 18c as sinder cinder.



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