You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
fritting
present participle of frit
fritting (uncountable)
The formation of frit or slag by heat with only incipient fusion.
Source: Wiktionary
Frit"ting, n. Etym: [See Frit to expose to heat.]
Definition: The formation of frit or slag by heat with but incipient fusion.
Frit, n. Etym: [F. fritte, fr. frit fried, p. p. of frire to fry. See Far, v. t.]
1. (Glass Making)
Definition: The material of which glass is made, after having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace, but before vitrification. It is a composition of silex and alkali, occasionally with other ingredients. Ure.
2. (Ceramics)
Definition: The material for glaze of pottery. Frit brick, a lump of calcined glass materials, brought to a pasty condition in a reverberatory furnace, preliminary to the perfect vitrification in the melting pot.
Frit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fritted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fritting.]
Definition: To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially. Ure.
Frit, v. t.
Definition: To fritter; -- with away. [R.] Ld. Lytton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2024
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.