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| calcine |
to heat or become heated so as to oxidize, remove moisture, or reduce to a loose, ashy state, but not so as to melt; reduce to calx. |
| crucible |
a vessel used at high temperatures, esp. to melt metals or minerals. [1/2 definitions] |
| deliquesce |
to melt away; dissolve. [1/3 definitions] |
| dissolve |
to make into a solution; melt or liquefy. [2/11 definitions] |
| eluviation |
the movement through soil of material that is in suspension or solution in rainwater or snow melt. |
| flux |
to cause to become fluid; melt or fuse. [1/9 definitions] |
| found3 |
to melt and pour (metal or glass) into a mold. [1/2 definitions] |
| fuse2 |
to cause to become liquid by using heat; melt. [2/5 definitions] |
| meltable |
combined form of melt. |
| recast |
to melt down (a metal object) and pour into another mold. [1/5 definitions] |
| refractory |
difficult to melt, bond, or shape, as heat-resistant metal. [1/4 definitions] |
| remelt |
combined form of melt. |
| render |
to melt (fat). [1/7 definitions] |
| smelt1 |
to melt or fuse (ores) as a means of separating and obtaining the metal content. [1/2 definitions] |
| soldering iron |
a tool with a pointed tip used to melt solder and apply it to metallic joints. |
| thaw |
to become unfrozen or melt. [3/8 definitions] |
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