SINTERS

Noun

sinters

plural of sinter

Anagrams

• Inserts, Stiners, Strines, estrins, inserts, sestrin, sistern, sistren

Source: Wiktionary


SINTER

Sin"ter, n. Etym: [G. Cf. Cinder.] (Min.)

Definition: Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when hammered; -- applied as a name to various minerals. Calcareous sinter, a loose banded variety of calcite formed by deposition from lime-bearing waters; calcareous tufa; travertine.

– Ceraunian sinter, fulgurite.

– Siliceous sinter, a light cellular or fibrous opal; especially, geyserite (see Geyserite). It has often a pearly luster, and is then called pearl sinter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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