ganister

  • 11ganister — [ ganɪstə] noun a close grained, hard siliceous rock used in northern England for furnace linings. Origin C19: of unknown origin …

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  • 13ganister — gan•is•ter [[t]ˈgæn ə stər[/t]] n. mel pet a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces • Etymology: 1805–15; orig. uncert …

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  • 14ganister — /ˈgænəstə/ (say ganuhstuh) noun a highly refractory, siliceous rock, used to line furnaces, sometimes artificially made by mixing ground quartz with a bonding material. {origin uncertain} …

  • 15ganister —   n. kind of flinty rock used for road faces and lining furnaces …

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  • 16ganister — n. a close grained hard siliceous stone found in the coal measures of northern England, and used for furnace linings. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn …

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  • 17Gannister — Ganister Gan is*ter, Gannister Gan nis*ter, n. (Mech.) A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; used for lining Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18Seatearth — is a British coal mining term, which is used in the geological literature. As noted by Jackson (1997), a seatearth is the layer of sedimentary rock underlying a coal seam. Seatearths have also been called seat earth , seat rock , or seat stone in …

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  • 19Williamsburg, Pennsylvania — Infobox Settlement official name = Pagename other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Borough motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem size =… …

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  • 20East Broad Top Railroad — Infobox rail logo filename= railroad name=East Broad Top Railroad logo size= old gauge= marks= locale=Pennsylvania start year=1873 end year=present gauge=3 ft (914 mm) hq city=Rockhill Furnace, PennsylvaniaInfobox nrhp | name =East Broad Top… …

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