| acrylic resin |
any of a group of transparent synthetic resins that become pliable or set when heated and are used in acrylic fibers, plastics, and synthetic rubbers. |
| arc furnace |
an electric furnace in which heat is produced by an arc formed between the material being heated and an electrode, or between two electrodes. |
| argument |
a heated discussion; verbal quarrel. [1/6 definitions] |
| boil1 |
of a liquid, to produce bubbles of vapor when heated to a high enough temperature. [1/8 definitions] |
| branding iron |
a long-handled metal implement, usu. with a stamp or symbol at the end, that is heated and pressed against a surface, esp. the skin of a cow, to make a burn of a particular shape for identification. |
| brooder |
a heated structure in which young chickens or other birds are raised. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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. |
| caramel |
sugar that is heated until it liquefies and turns brown, used to color and flavor foods. [1/2 definitions] |
| clambake |
a seaside picnic or party at which clams and various other foods are cooked, usu. by placing on heated rocks covered with a layer of seaweed. [1/2 definitions] |
| coke |
a residue consisting primarily of carbon that is left after coal has been heated in the absence of air, used as an industrial fuel and reducing agent. [1/2 definitions] |
| convection |
the motion or transmittal of heat through a liquid or gas because of the natural rising of the heated parts and sinking of the cooled parts. |
| curling iron |
a metal implement in the form of a rod that is heated, around which hair is wrapped in order to curl or wave it. |
| drop-forge |
to shape (heated metal) with a drop hammer. |
| drop hammer |
a powered machine consisting of an anvil, on which heated metal is held, and a heavy weight that is raised and then allowed to drop on the metal in order to shape it. |
| fervid |
heated or impassioned; intensely enthusiastic; extremely fervent. [1/2 definitions] |
| fierce |
extremely intense, heated, or determined. [1/4 definitions] |
| fiery |
emotionally heated or intense, or quick to anger. [1/4 definitions] |
| flatiron |
a flat-bottomed iron that is heated and used to press clothes. |
| forge1 |
a furnace or hearth where metal is heated to be worked or shaped. [1/7 definitions] |
| fuse2 |
to become liquid after being heated; melt. [1/5 definitions] |
| green tea |
tea made from leaves that were not allowed to ferment before being heated. |