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sinter noun. L18.
[German = CINDER noun.]
A hard incrustation or deposit formed on rocks etc. by precipitation from mineral waters; spec. = GEYSERITE. L18.
Material which has been subjected to sintering; spec. iron ore prepared for smelting by sintering the powdered material, usu. together with coke etc.; the solid waste from smelting or refining. E20.