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LIMEKILN
limekiln
(noun) a kiln used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
limekiln (plural limekilns)
A furnace used to produce lime from limestone.
(obsolete, figurative) A burning sensation.
Anagrams
• Milliken, milk line
Source: Wiktionary
Lime"kiln`, n.
Definition: A kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned and reduced to lime.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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