sinter noun. ['sɪntǝ] L18.
[German = CINDER noun.]
1. A hard incrustation or deposit formed on rocks etc. by precipitation from mineral waters; spec. = GEYSERITE. L18.

2. Material which has been subjected to sintering; spec. iron ore prepared for smelting by sintering the powdered material, usu. together with coke etc.; the solid waste from smelting or refining. E20.

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sinter verb. ['sɪntǝ] L19.
[from the noun.]
1. verb intrans. Of powder or particulate material: coalesce into a solid or porous mass under the influence of heat or pressure without liquefaction, esp. after compression in a shaped die. L19.

2. verb trans. Cause to coalesce in this way. E20.
sintered carbide a very hard material manufactured by sintering a pulverized mixture of cobalt or nickel and carbides of metals such as tungsten and tantalum, used in the cutting parts of tools. sintered glass a porous form of glass made by sintering glass powder, used esp. in chemical filtration apparatus.

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